Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.50% to 13.8 in Cambodia in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cambodia reached an all time high of 61.1 in 1977 and an all time low of 13.8 in 2019. When compared to Cambodia's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 3.70, 22.2 in Laos, 5.10 in Thailand and 10.2 in Vietnam in 2019.
Cambodia has been ranked 65th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
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