Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia
Cambodia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 22.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia is 22.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia peaked at 50.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 44th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 39.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More infrastructure data for Cambodia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29,080 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29,080 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cambodia was 22.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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