What is mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 551.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Cambodia rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Cambodia ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cambodia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

18.4 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

77th

of 195 countries

All-time high

551.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1976

All-time low

18.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1975–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia, 1975–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 18.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia peaked at 551.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Cambodia 77th out of 195 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
1970s	471.06 per 1,000 live births	207.3 per 1,000 live births	551.3 per 1,000 live births	5
1980s	132.57 per 1,000 live births	116.2 per 1,000 live births	181.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	116.99 per 1,000 live births	112.1 per 1,000 live births	119.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	71.17 per 1,000 live births	47 per 1,000 live births	105.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	31.71 per 1,000 live births	22.8 per 1,000 live births	43.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	20 per 1,000 live births	18.4 per 1,000 live births	21.8 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

74 Solomon Islands 20 per 1,000 live births compare
75 Tuvalu 19.2 per 1,000 live births compare
76 Trinidad and Tobago 18.8 per 1,000 live births compare
77 Syria 18.4 per 1,000 live births compare
79 Grenada 18 per 1,000 live births compare
80 Azerbaijan 17.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Cambodia

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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)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 169,216 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,325 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Cambodia was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 551.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Cambodia rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Cambodia ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.