Homicides in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicides was 195 deaths in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
195 deaths
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
42nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
221 deaths
in 2018
All-time low
193 deaths
in 2017
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Homicides in Mongolia, 2016–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 195 deaths for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Mongolia ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicides in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 197 deaths | — |
| 2017 | 193 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 221 deaths | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 208 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 208 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 203 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 198 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 195 deaths | -1.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 195 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 195 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 130.5 deaths, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 204.75 deaths | 193 deaths | 221 deaths | 4 |
| 2020s | 201 deaths | 195 deaths | 208 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Mongolia?
- Homicides in Mongolia was 195 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 221 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 193 deaths in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicides?
- Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual number of homicides.