What is child mortality in Cambodia?

Child mortality in Cambodia was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cambodia rank for child mortality?

Cambodia ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cambodia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Cambodia

Name: Child mortality in Cambodia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cambodia: Child mortality was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

79th

of 203 countries

All-time high

55.13 deaths per 100 live births

in 1976

All-time low

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Cambodia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Cambodia stood at 1.84 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Cambodia peaked at 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Cambodia 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	37.99 deaths per 100 live births	37.94 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	37.7 deaths per 100 live births	37.41 deaths per 100 live births	37.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	36.93 deaths per 100 live births	36.53 deaths per 100 live births	37.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	36.04 deaths per 100 live births	35.64 deaths per 100 live births	36.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	35.15 deaths per 100 live births	34.74 deaths per 100 live births	35.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	33.25 deaths per 100 live births	29.91 deaths per 100 live births	34.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	27.5 deaths per 100 live births	25.96 deaths per 100 live births	28.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	23.86 deaths per 100 live births	22.67 deaths per 100 live births	25.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	36.38 deaths per 100 live births	20.73 deaths per 100 live births	55.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	13.26 deaths per 100 live births	11.62 deaths per 100 live births	18.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.7 deaths per 100 live births	11.21 deaths per 100 live births	11.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.12 deaths per 100 live births	4.7 deaths per 100 live births	10.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

76 Tuvalu 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
78 Syria 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Cambodia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 130,214 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 133,956 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 134,187 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 136,477 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 138,098 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 138,581 (2025)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Cambodia?: Child mortality in Cambodia was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for child mortality?: Cambodia ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.