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Causes of death across Mongolia are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Mongolia.
Highlights of Mongolia BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Mongolia gets their caloric supply from :
- Carbohydrates : 68.00%
68.00% - Fat : 40.32%
40.32% - Animal protein : 9.61%
9.61% - Plant protein : 6.39%
6.39% - 24.32% increase in caloric supply : Currently Mongolia gets 2510/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2019/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
- Cereals & Grains, Meat and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Mongolia
- Wheat, Rice and Barley are three major Cereal preferences in Mongolia
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Mongolia average intake is 148.79 grams
- Oranges & Mandarines, Apples and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Mongolia
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Mongolia average Fruit intake is 82.49grams
- In Mongolia, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
- 53.90% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
- Average Male BMI in Mongolia is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
---|---|---|
1 | Wheat | 961 |
2 | Rice | 77 |
3 | Barley | 18 |
4 | Rye | 3 |
5 | Oats | 1 |
6 | Sorghum | 0 |
Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
---|---|---|
1 | Cereals & Grains | 1064 |
2 | Meat | 456 |
3 | Oils & Fats | 265 |
4 | Dairy & Eggs | 253 |
5 | Sugar | 145 |
6 | Starchy Roots | 99 |
7 | Alcoholic Beverages | 82 |
8 | Other | 79 |
9 | Fruits & Vegetables | 62 |
10 | Pulses | 5 |
Major Cause of Death
Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Mongolia with 8366 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 40% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Liver disease were the highest types of death causes in Mongolia.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 50-69 with 7438 deaths (year 2016).
- 47.62% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- Road accidents, Lower respiratory infections and Drowning are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- Cardiovascular disease, Cancers and Suicide are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Liver disease are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 44% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.
Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in Mongolia are High blood pressure, Smoking and High body-mass index (obesity). Every year around 2 people die due to High blood pressure.
- Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Household air pollution and Outdoor air pollution are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- Alcohol use, High blood pressure and Smoking are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- High blood pressure, Smoking and High body-mass index (obesity) are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.
Cancer Analysis
0.41% of Mongolia population was suffering from cancer i.e. 7262 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Liver cancer (Count : 1342) and Stomach cancer was also concerning with 747 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancer have 9% of survival chance.Mongolia was really successful in diagnosing Non-melanoma skin cancer where 95% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 3635 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 1922 were suffering from Liver cancer out of which 1342 people were dead. This means 69.82% death rate of people suffering from Liver cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Mongolia and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.41 % of Mongolia population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Liver cancer
- Non-melanoma skin cancer was most cured cancer in Mongolia
- Liver cancer got lowest survival rate
Tables (Appendix)
Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
---|---|---|
Dementia | 265 | 1.27% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 8366 | 40.21% |
Kidney disease | 373 | 1.79% |
Respiratory disease | 373 | 1.79% |
Liver disease | 1322 | 6.35% |
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 626 | 3.01% |
Digestive disease | 496 | 2.38% |
Hepatitis | 23 | 0.11% |
Cancers | 4599 | 22.1% |
Parkinson's disease | 40 | 0.19% |
Fire | 102 | 0.49% |
Malaria | 0 | 0% |
Drowning | 161 | 0.77% |
Homicide | 309 | 1.49% |
HIV/AIDS | 4 | 0.02% |
Drug disorder | 41 | 0.2% |
Tuberculosis | 308 | 1.48% |
Road incidents | 642 | 3.09% |
Maternal deaths | 39 | 0.19% |
Neonatal deaths | 739 | 3.55% |
Alcohol disorder | 471 | 2.26% |
Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
Diarrheal diseases | 4 | 0.02% |
Alcohol disorder | 471 | 2.26% |
Digestive disease | 496 | 2.38% |
Lower respiratory infections | 600.259003606 | 2.88% |
Suicide | 626 | 3.01% |
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 626 | 3.01% |
Road incidents | 642 | 3.09% |
Neonatal deaths | 739 | 3.55% |
Liver disease | 1322 | 6.35% |
Cancers | 4599 | 22.1% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 8366 | 40.21% |