Plague in Mongolia
From 2019 to 2025, Mongolia reported 17 lab-confirmed human plague cases and 7 deaths to the World Health Organization. In 2025: 1 confirmed, 1 deaths.
Confirmed cases by year
- Suspected cases, 2019–2025
- 76
- Lab-confirmed
- 17
- Probable
- Not determined
- Deaths
- 7
Year by year
| Year | Suspected | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
"Suspected" includes probable and confirmed cases. WHO counts deaths among all suspected cases.
Which form of plague
All plague is the same bacterium. What differs is where it attacks the body. How the forms differ
| Form | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Bubonic | 15 | 5 |
| Septicemic | 2 | 2 |
2019–2025, confirmed cases. Source: WHO, Human plague, 2019 to 2025 (Table 11).
What WHO says about Mongolia
- Mongolia reported between zero and six confirmed cases a year.