National Report on Violence and Health: Mongolia

Despite the numerous activities being carried out by the Health Ministry of Mongolia with the assistance of WHO, the National Traumatology and Orthopedic Teaching Hospital (NTOTH) and many other international institutions, it is clear that the statistics of violence, traffic and household injury show a trend to growth rather than decline. If no efficient and timely measures are undertaken, violence and injury ranking today as the third leading cause of mortality, may jump to the second position within the next year or two at most.

The main purpose of the report is to table the current situation on health impairment due to violence, its frequency rate, and to articulate the actions undertaken with the aim of preventing
violence.