Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia
Cambodia: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 16.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
16.3
World rank
25th
of 96 countries
All-time high
42.6
in 1996
All-time low
16.3
in 2021
Years of data
7
1996–2021
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia, 1996–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia is 16.3, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia peaked at 42.6 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.3, in 2021.
That places Cambodia 25th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 42.6 | — |
| 2000 | 39.7 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 28.3 | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3 | -32.4% |
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 poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.58 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,722 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.47 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cambodia was 16.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6 in 1996.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3 in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Cambodia ranks 25th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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