How does Cambodia rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Cambodia ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Cambodia

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

79th

of 199 countries

All-time high

55.13 deaths per 100 live births

in 1976

All-time low

1.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1975–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Cambodia, 1975–2024

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

Cambodia recorded 1.84 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Cambodia peaked at 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Cambodia ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, 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
1970s	47.11 deaths per 100 live births	20.73 deaths per 100 live births	55.13 deaths per 100 live births	5
1980s	13.26 deaths per 100 live births	11.62 deaths per 100 live births	18.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.7 deaths per 100 live births	11.21 deaths per 100 live births	11.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.12 deaths per 100 live births	4.7 deaths per 100 live births	10.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

76 Tuvalu 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
78 Syria 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Cambodia

Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 163,224 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 157,546 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,647 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 161,399 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 170,016 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 163,135 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 169,216 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 162,502 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 169,843 (2025)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Cambodia?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Cambodia was 1.84 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 55.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Cambodia ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .