Infant mortality rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Infant mortality rate was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.9% for infant mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cambodia peaked at 17.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 71st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Cambodia?
- Infant mortality rate in Cambodia was 1.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.