Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Cambodia
Cambodia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 16.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Cambodia, 1996–2021
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Cambodia is 16.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Cambodia peaked at 42.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 25th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.3% | 39.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 24.1% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 22 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.9% compare
- 24 Philippines 16.7% compare
- 26 Senegal 16.2% compare
- 27 Indonesia 15.9% compare
- 28 Mozambique 15.4% compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6291 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.9428 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.33 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0108 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3573 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.02 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Cambodia?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Cambodia was 16.3% in 2021, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Cambodia ranks 25th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.