Low birth weight number in Cambodia
Cambodia: Low birth weight number was 37.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Cambodia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 37.3 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Cambodia peaked at 49.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.3, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.52 | 44.8 | 49.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.91 | 38.1 | 44.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 1 |
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More health data for Cambodia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 low birth weight number in Cambodia?
- Low birth weight number in Cambodia was 37.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for low birth weight number?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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