Children living with hiv in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children living with hiv was 1,300 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children living with hiv in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1,300 for children living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Cambodia peaked at 6,200 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Cambodia ranks 49th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 800 | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 1,400 | +75.0% |
| 1996 | 2,100 | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 2,800 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 3,400 | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 4,000 | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 4,500 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 4,900 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 5,300 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 5,600 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5,900 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 6,100 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6,200 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6,100 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6,100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,900 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5,600 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 5,400 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5,100 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 4,800 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4,400 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 4,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 3,600 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3,300 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2,900 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 2,600 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 2,300 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 2,000 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 1,600 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 1,300 | -18.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1,300 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1,300 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,300, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,540 | 100 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,670 | 4,500 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,500 | 2,900 | 5,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,960 | 1,300 | 2,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Cambodia?
- Children living with hiv in Cambodia was 1,300 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,200 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for children living with hiv?
- Cambodia ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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