Children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 395.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia is 395.5 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia peaked at 868.8 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 395.5 num th, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 51st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 746.37 num th | 657.1 num th | 868.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 533.69 num th | 434.1 num th | 639.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 410.16 num th | 395.5 num th | 424 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 63.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia was 395.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 868.8 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 395.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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