Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 24.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 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: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia is 24.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia peaked at 61.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2021.
That places Cambodia 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.1% | — |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 41.5% | 49.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 33.0% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 34 Togo 26.2% compare
- 35 Nepal 24.7% compare
- 36 Haiti 24.6% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 24.5% compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 24.3% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 23.8% compare
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 181,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 175,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 184,046 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Cambodia was 24.5% 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: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Cambodia ranks 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.