What is child mortality rate in Cambodia?

Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Cambodia?

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

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?

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

How does Cambodia rank for child mortality rate?

Cambodia ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?

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

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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Cambodia

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

78th

of 200 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

1975–2024

Child mortality rate in Cambodia, 1975–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cambodia is 1.84 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate 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 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	47.11 deaths per 100 live births	20.73 deaths per 100 live births	55.13 deaths per 100 live births	5
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

75 Solomon Islands 2 deaths per 100 live births compare
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

See the full ranking of 200 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Cambodia?: Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for child mortality rate?: Cambodia ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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