Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia
Cambodia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia stood at 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia peaked at 0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
Cambodia ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8527 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8154 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7826 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7543 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7277 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7034 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6858 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6695 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6599 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6546 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6466 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6411 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6417 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6455 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6557 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6612 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6683 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6746 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7545 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6599 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6504 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6683 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6746 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.7541 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Naoero 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Paraguay 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Seychelles 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Chile 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cambodia was 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Cambodia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Cambodia ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.