Leading causes of neonatal deaths in Cambodia (2017) 31% Preterm birth complications23% Intrapartum related events16% Sepsis | meningitis | tetanus16% Congenital abnormalities 0% Diarrhoea6% Pneumonia8% Other conditions Source: Estimates generated by the WHO and Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation Group (MCEE) 2018 and downloaded from http://data.unicef.org key indicators 14 Newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.0 Annual reduction in newborn mortality rate 2000-2018 (%) 52 Proportion of under-5 child deaths that are newborn (%) 12 Stillbirth rate (deaths per 1,000 births) 89 Skilled birth attendance (%) 63 Early initiation of breastfeeding (%) 10 Preterm birth rate (births <37 weeks per 100 live births) 160 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) Visit our Newborn Numbers page to explore the most recent data further Featured Resources Countdown country profile – Cambodia The Countdown country profile presents in one place the best and latest evidence to enable… RESOURCES A Linked Community and Health Facility Intervention to Improve Newborn Health in Cambodia: The NICCI Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Articles Warming the postpartum body as a form of postnatal care: An ethnographic study of medical injections and traditional health practices in Cambodia Articles Status of water, sanitation and hygiene services for childbirth and newborn care in seven countries in East Asia and the Pacific Articles View All Related Resources FROM THE BLOG Helping Babies Survive & Thrive April 28, 2015 The Biggest Missed Opportunity in Child Survival…Breastfeeding October 15, 2014 MCHIP and Partners Advance the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids September 10, 2014 View All Related Posts IN THE NEWS Midwives Are Essential to Global Health May 9, 2016 Thrive Networks and Embrace Merge Newborn Health Solutions: Programs Join Forces to Multiply Lifesaving Impact June 24, 2015 ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Widens Worldwide for Children, Study Shows May 6, 2015 View All Related Articles Partners Thrive Networks University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services