What is infant mortality rate in Cambodia?

Infant mortality rate in Cambodia was 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 25.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cambodia rank for infant mortality rate?

Cambodia ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cambodia data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Cambodia

Name: Infant mortality rate in Cambodia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cambodia: Infant mortality rate was 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.64 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

81st

of 199 countries

All-time high

25.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1976

All-time low

1.64 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1976–2024

Infant mortality rate in Cambodia, 1976–2024

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

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 1.64 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cambodia peaked at 25.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.64 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Cambodia 81st out of 199 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	21.65 deaths per 100 live births	13.99 deaths per 100 live births	25.31 deaths per 100 live births	4
1980s	9.54 deaths per 100 live births	8.69 deaths per 100 live births	12.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.22 deaths per 100 live births	8.88 deaths per 100 live births	9.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.91 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	8.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.75 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

78 Grenada 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
79 Jamaica 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Solomon Islands 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Saint Lucia 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Lebanon 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Indonesia 1.52 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Cambodia?: Infant mortality rate in Cambodia was 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 25.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for infant mortality rate?: Cambodia ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .