Cambodia’s Maternal Deaths Decreases in 2025

Phnom Penh (25 November 2025): As of October 2025, Cambodia had 41 maternal deaths, a decrease of 79 cases compared to 2024, and 115 neonatal deaths.

According to Professor Em Sitthika, Health Ministry’s Secretary of State, on Monday the ministry continues to support and strengthen the quality of maternal and newborn health services by using new evidence from the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Screening and Response System.

Expanding the effectiveness of such system to all health facilities in the capital and provinces to contribute to the achievement of the new goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda and the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, she said.

Despite these advances, Cambodia still faces some challenges requiring the country to urgently revise the reporting format and put it into use to avoid confusion, Sitthika said adding that according to the results of the 2025 examination, out of 115 deaths is reported that it closely related to the quality of prenatal examinations and delays in seeking care. Chhay Sophal