Mongolia

In brief

Doctors per 1,000 people: 4.1 (2022). World rank 28 of 180 (1 = best); in Asia, 2 of 46. Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 8.6 (2023). World rank 5 of 150 (1 = best); in Asia, 4 of 46. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 36. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 99.8% → 92.3%, higher education enrolment 66.7% → 69%, and public spending on education 4.7% → 5.2% (share of GDP). Better than all its neighbours (China and Russia): hospital beds per 1,000 people. Worse than all its neighbours (China and Russia): access to safe drinking water, access to basic sanitation, access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.