Medical treatment in India for patients from Mongolia

Why patients from Mongolia look abroad

• Liver cancer is Mongolia's most common cancer: 2,230 of 7,240 new cancer cases (30.8%) and 1,867 cancer deaths (37.2%) in GLOBOCAN's latest estimates. (30.8% of new cancers are liver cancer) GLOBOCAN fact sheet (data year shown as 2024); retrieved 2026-10-23
• Since 2004, 305 Mongolian patients have had liver transplants abroad, 182 of them (60%) in India and 87 (28%) in South Korea. (182 of 305 overseas liver transplants in India) 2024-07-19
• Mongolia's liver transplant waiting list exceeds 300 people while domestic funded capacity is about 50 transplants a year. (300+ waiting vs ~50/yr capacity) 2024-07-19
• Only 9 of 143 liver donors (6%) at First Central Hospital of Mongolia in 2011-2021 were deceased donors. (6% deceased donors) 2024-07-19

Mongolia: 1.83 radiotherapy units per million people · 8.58 hospital beds per 1,000 · 48.8% of health spending paid out of pocket.

Flights from Mongolia to India

Main airports: Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulaanbaatar (UBN).

Government and insurance schemes

• State budget and Health Insurance Fund liver transplant funding (domestic, since 2018): Liver transplant candidates treated at First Central Hospital of Mongolia; about 50 funded cases a year Hospital receives US$30,857 from the insurance fund plus US$1,429 patient copayment per transplant 2024-07-19

Waiting times reported in Mongolia

• Liver transplant (Ulaanbaatar): waiting list of 300+ patients against ~50 funded transplants a year 2024-07-19

What treatment costs in Mongolia

By city

• Liver Transplant in Ulaanbaatar

Sources

• Liver cancer is Mongolia's most common cancer: 2,230 of 7,240 new cancer cases (
• In WHO's 2021 NCD Country Capacity Survey, the government answered 'Yes' on whet
• WHO estimates 1.83 radiotherapy units per million population (2021).
• The country had 8.58 hospital beds per 1,000 people (2023).
• Out-of-pocket payments made up 48.8% of current health expenditure in 2023.
• Since 2004, 305 Mongolian patients have had liver transplants abroad, 182 of the
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