What is neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia was 0.9525 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 6.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cambodia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Cambodia ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.9525 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

85th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 1977

All-time low

0.9525 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1977–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia, 1977–2024

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia stood at 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia peaked at 6.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Cambodia ranks 85th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	5.56 deaths per 100 live births	6.61 deaths per 100 live births	3
1980s	4.45 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	5.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.87 deaths per 100 live births	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	3.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	0.9525 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

82 Suriname 0.9667 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Morocco 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Mauritius 0.9591 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Syria 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Guatemala 0.9453 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Belize 0.9213 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)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Cambodia was 0.9525 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 6.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Cambodia ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .