Youth mortality rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Youth mortality rate was 2.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Cambodia, 1989–2024
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, youth mortality rate in Cambodia stood at 2.22 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Cambodia peaked at 14.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.22 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9 deaths per 100 live births | 14.9 deaths per 100 live births | 14.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.92 deaths per 100 live births | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | 14.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 12.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 78 Tuvalu 2.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 79 Syrian Arab Republic 2.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 80 Grenada 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 82 Indonesia 2.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 2.1 deaths per 100 live births 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)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 162,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 168,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 162,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 168,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 164,524 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 166,827 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 173,064 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Cambodia?
- Youth mortality rate in Cambodia was 2.22 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Cambodia ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.