Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia peaked at 7.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 51 Nepal 1.9% compare
- 52 Congo 1.9% compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 1.8% compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 1.7% compare
- 54 Eswatini 1.7% compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 1.7% compare
- 57 Suriname 1.7% compare
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 neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia was 1.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cambodia ranks 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days