Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia
Cambodia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
24th
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 1995
All-time low
8.5%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia peaked at 9.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 21 Mauritania 9.3% compare
- 22 North Korea 8.7% compare
- 23 Thailand 8.6% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 8.4% compare
- 26 Ethiopia 8.3% compare
- 27 Malaysia 8.2% compare
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Cambodia was 8.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cambodia ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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