Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of underweight children
Subnational regions
Cambodia
All years

Percentage of underweight children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Cambodia (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 46.3 44.0 41.8 39.5 37.2 35.0 32.7 30.5 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 27.2 26.3 25.3 24.3 23.1 22.0 20.8 19.7 18.5 17.4 16.2 15.0
Banteay Mean Chey 42.8 40.3 37.9 35.4 32.9 30.5 28.0 25.6 23.1 22.0 20.9 19.8 18.7 17.6 17.2 16.9 16.5 16.1 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.1
Bat Dambang-Krong Pailin 40.2 38.1 35.9 33.7 31.5 29.3 27.2 25.0 22.8 22.1 21.3 20.6 19.8 19.1 18.7 18.2 17.8 17.3 16.9 16.5 16.1 15.7 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.1
Kampong Cham (incl Tboung Khmum) 43.2 41.3 39.4 37.5 35.6 33.7 31.8 29.9 28.0 28.6 29.1 29.7 30.2 30.8 30.2 29.6 28.9 28.3 26.9 25.5 24.1 22.7 21.3 19.9 18.5 17.1
Kampong Chhnang 49.8 47.1 44.5 41.8 39.1 36.5 33.8 31.2 28.5 29.4 30.2 31.1 31.9 32.8 33.8 34.8 35.7 36.7 36.2 35.7 35.2 34.8 34.3 33.8 33.3 32.8
Kampong Spueu 46.0 43.2 40.5 37.7 34.9 32.2 29.4 26.7 23.9 26.3 28.7 31.1 33.5 35.9 34.3 32.8 31.2 29.6 27.9 26.2 24.5 22.9 21.2 19.5 17.8 16.1
Kampong Thum 55.5 52.5 49.6 46.6 43.6 40.7 37.7 34.8 31.8 32.3 32.9 33.4 34.0 34.5 32.8 31.0 29.3 27.5 25.9 24.2 22.6 20.9 19.3 17.6 16.0 14.4
Kampot-Krong Kaeb-Krong Preah Sihanouk 39.7 37.8 36.0 34.2 32.4 30.6 28.7 26.9 25.1 25.7 26.3 26.8 27.4 28.0 26.2 24.4 22.5 20.7 20.0 19.2 18.5 17.8 17.1 16.3 15.6 14.9
Kandal 50.0 47.3 44.5 41.7 38.9 36.1 33.4 30.6 27.8 26.8 25.9 24.9 24.0 23.0 23.4 23.9 24.3 24.7 23.3 21.8 20.4 18.9 17.5 16.0 14.6 13.2
Kaoh Kong 45.6 43.3 41.0 38.7 36.4 34.1 31.8 29.5 27.2 25.7 24.2 22.6 21.1 19.6 18.1 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8
Mondol Kiri-Rotanak Kiri 51.6 51.0 50.4 49.8 49.2 48.6 48.0 47.4 46.8 44.2 41.5 38.9 36.2 33.6 32.1 30.5 29.0 27.4 27.2 26.9 26.7 26.4 26.2 25.9 25.7 25.5
Phnom Penh 39.3 36.2 33.0 29.9 26.8 23.6 20.5 17.3 14.2 15.3 16.4 17.4 18.5 19.6 17.9 16.1 14.4 12.6 12.2 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.5 10.0 9.60 9.17
Pousat 43.8 42.6 41.3 40.1 38.9 37.6 36.4 35.1 33.9 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.6 33.5 32.4 31.4 30.3 29.2 27.5 25.8 24.1 22.3 20.6 18.9 17.2 15.5
Preah Vihear-Stueng Traeng-Kracheh 42.9 41.8 40.7 39.6 38.5 37.4 36.3 35.2 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 32.5 31.0 29.4 27.8 26.3 24.8 23.3 21.8 20.3 18.8 17.3 15.8
Prey Veaeng 60.1 56.5 52.8 49.1 45.4 41.7 38.1 34.4 30.7 29.5 28.3 27.2 26.0 24.8 24.1 23.4 22.6 21.9 20.2 18.6 16.9 15.2 13.5 11.9 10.2 8.53
Siem Reab-Otdar Mean Chey 47.5 46.0 44.6 43.1 41.6 40.2 38.7 37.3 35.8 35.3 34.9 34.4 34.0 33.5 31.7 30.0 28.2 26.4 25.9 25.4 24.9 24.3 23.8 23.3 22.8 22.3
Svay Rieng 53.5 50.4 47.2 44.1 41.0 37.8 34.7 31.5 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 26.2 24.1 21.9 19.7 18.9 18.1 17.3 16.4 15.6 14.8 14.0 13.2
Takaev 41.7 40.4 39.1 37.8 36.5 35.2 33.9 32.6 31.3 31.2 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.0 29.9 28.7 27.6 26.4 24.5 22.7 20.8 18.9 17.0 15.2 13.3 11.4
Lighter numbers are estimates