Low birth weight prevalence in Cambodia
Cambodia: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Cambodia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 11.4% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Cambodia peaked at 14.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2020.
Cambodia ranks 61st of 156 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Cambodia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Cambodia was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Cambodia ranks 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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