Mongolia
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 36% plant-based · 71 yr life expectancy · UHC 70/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 320 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (320/100k) leads and is very high, reflecting a pastoral diet exceptionally heavy in mutton, animal fat, and dairy with very few vegetables (plant score 36), plus very high salt, alcohol, and smoking and severe urban air pollution.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Raise vegetable and fruit intake, the scarcest element of the traditional Mongolian diet.
- Reduce salt, animal fat, and alcohol, and address Ulaanbaatar's extreme winter air pollution.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 320 CVD deaths per 100k · 36% plant-based diet