Life Expectancy at Birth in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 72.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.4
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
134th
of 216 countries
All-time high
72.4
in 2024
All-time low
44.53
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Mongolia is 72.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mongolia peaked at 72.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.53, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 134th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.53 | — |
| 1961 | 45.39 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 46.25 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 47.11 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 47.92 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 48.68 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 49.33 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 50.09 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 50.74 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 51.36 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 51.95 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 52.52 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 53.07 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 53.57 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 53.99 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 54.3 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.55 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 54.74 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 54.89 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 55.03 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.18 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 55.37 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 55.59 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 55.85 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.12 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 56.42 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 56.74 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 57.09 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 57.48 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 58.1 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 58.8 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 59.8 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.43 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 60.82 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.86 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.89 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.99 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.41 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 62.08 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.79 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.21 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 63.39 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.54 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.58 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 64.63 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.28 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.9 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.59 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.25 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.97 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.51 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.11 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.1 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 70.58 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.81 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.22 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.54 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.83 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.05 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.35 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 71.65 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.9 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.12 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.4 | +0.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 72.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 72.4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.14 | 44.53 | 51.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.86 | 51.95 | 55.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.39 | 55.18 | 58.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.89 | 58.8 | 62.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.13 | 63.21 | 67.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.13 | 68.51 | 71.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.88 | 71.35 | 72.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 131 Uzbekistan 72.53 compare
- 132 Iraq 72.42 compare
- 133 Kyrgyzstan 72.4 compare
- 135 El Salvador 72.3 compare
- 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.28 compare
- 137 India 72.23 compare
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Mongolia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mongolia was 72.4 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.53 in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mongolia ranks 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.