This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Cambodia statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Cambodian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Cambodian-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages |
|---|---|
| Target |
3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under‑5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births |
| Indicator |
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate [3.2.2] (SH_DYN_NMRT) |
| Series |
3.2.2 Neonatal deaths (number) [3.2.2] (SH_DYN_NMRTN) |
| Metadata update |
June 2021 |
| Related indicators |
អត្រាមរណភាព Neonatal; អត្រា មរណៈ ភាព ក្រោយ នេអាត; អត្រា មរណៈភាព ទារក អត្រា មរណៈភាព ក្រោម ៥ នាក់ |
| Organisation |
National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Ministry of Planning |
| Contact person(s) |
Phan Chinda (Mr) |
| Contact organisation unit |
Demographic Statistics, Population and Survey Department, NIS |
| Contact person function |
Deputy Director General |
| Contact phone |
+855 012 867 581 |
| Contact mail |
No. 386 Street 360, Sangkat Boeung Kengkang I, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Contact email |
phanchinda@yahoo.com |
| Definition and concepts |
The neonatal mortality rate is the probability in the first month of life in the five or ten years preceding the survey, expressed per 1,000 live births. Neonatal deaths (deaths among live births during the first 28 completed days of life) may be subdivided into early neonatal deaths, occurring during the first 7 days of life, and late neonatal deaths, occurring after the 7th day but before the 28th completed day of life. |
| Unit of measure |
Per 1,000 live births |
| Data sources |
Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) |
| Data collection method |
The CDHS was conducted in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014 and 2021. Before the CDHS, similar surveys known as Demographic Survey 1996 was also conducted by the NIS and followed by Nation Health Survey 1998 was conducted by Ministry of Health. The CDHS is national household survey covering many areas related to the demographic and health situation within the population. It includes information on demography, family planning, infant and child mortality, domestic violence, and health-related information such as breastfeeding, antenatal care, children’s immunization, childhood diseases, and HIV/AIDS. Also, the questionnaires are designed to evaluate the nutritional status of mothers and children and to measure the prevalence of anemia. The survey covered a sample of 15,000 plus households. All women age 15-49 in these households and all men aged 15-49 in a sub-sample of one-half of the households were eligible to be individually interviewed. The questionnaire is conducted in three parts for household, women and men in the household supplemented by blood collection for HIV and hemoglobin testing. The CDHS data were collected by 17 teams, each consisting of a team supervisor, a field editor, and four female interviewers. Each team was in charge of data collection in one province or a group of provinces. Coordination and supervision of the interviewing activities were done by four survey coordinators and four supervisory staff members from the National Institute of Statistics and the Ministry of Health. Data collection took place over a six-month period, from February to July in the year of survey. The detailed documentations of the survey, such as questionnaire, filed operation annual and technical report on survey design and implementation are stored in NADA (National Data Archive), NIS website: http://nada.nis.gov.kh/index.php/home |
| Data collection calendar |
Every five years, The next round survey: August 2021 |
| Data release calendar |
One year after the reference period of the survey, August 2022 |
| Data providers |
National Institute of Statistics (NIS) |
| Data compilers |
National Institute of Statistics (NIS) |
| Institutional mandate |
By virtue of the article 12 of Statistics Law of 2015, NIS in is responsible for:
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| Rationale |
Mortality rates among young children are a key output indicator for child health and well-being, and, more broadly, for social and economic development. It is a closely watched public health indicator because it reflects the access of children and communities to basic health interventions such as vaccination, medical treatment of infectious diseases and adequate nutrition. |
| Method of computation |
The number of neonatal deaths divided by total number of live births and multiplies result by 1,000 |
| Validation |
While expanded in content the 2010 survey is a successor to the 2005, 2000 and 2014 surveys and directly comparable. |
| Quality management |
The CDHS data were collected by 17 teams, each consisting of a team supervisor, a field editor, and four female interviewers. Each team was in charge of data collection in one province or a group of provinces. Coordination and supervision of the interviewing activities were done by four survey coordinators and four supervisory staff members from the National Institute of Statistics and the Ministry of Health. |
| Quality assurance |
Adheres to the fundamental principles of official statistics and implements national quality assurance framework |
| Quality assessment |
Adheres to the fundamental principles of official statistics and implements national quality assurance framework |
| Data availability and disaggregation |
Data disaggregation is available for various socio-economic characteristics including residence (urban/rural), household wealth quintiles, education level of the mother, maternal age, geographic regions (provinces). |
| Comparability/deviation from international standards |
The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) estimates are derived from nationally representative data from censuses, surveys or vital registration systems. The UN IGME does not use any covariates to derive its estimates. It only applies a curve fitting method to good-quality empirical data to derive trend estimates after data quality assessment. Whereas the country use a direct method is used based on a full birth history, a series of detailed questions on each child a woman has given birth to during her lifetime. |
| References and Documentation |
Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey Report: https://dhsprogram.com/Countries/Country-Main.cfm?ctry_id=6 |