Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 102.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 102.1 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 168.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia peaked at 102.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 2009.
That places Cambodia 57th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.2 | — |
| 2001 | 53.1 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 44.9 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 42 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 39.6 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.5 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.7 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.7 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 39.9 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 45.1 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 52.6 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 58.8 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 66.3 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 75.7 | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3 | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 102.1 | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.03 | 34.7 | 59.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.86 | 34.8 | 52.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.04 | 58.8 | 102.1 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cambodia was 102.1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Cambodia ranks 57th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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