Facts and Figures on Cambodia

Total Population 11.4 million
Percentage under age 15 years 42.8%
Urban population 15.7%
Human development index 0.517
GDP per capita 286 USD
Population engaged in agriculture 81.6% of rural population
77.5% of total population
Net primary school enrollment 85.5%
Girls: 81.7%
Net secondary school enrollment 14.4%
Girls: 11.6%
Percentage of adult population illiterate 34.1%
Increasing rate of HIV/AIDS Approx. 170,000
Adults: 8,000
(3.5% of population) Children under age of 5 yrs: 200
Affected by HIV/AIDS Children under 18 yrs infection: over 5%
Children under age 15 orphaned by AIDS: approx. 30,000
Children will have died by AIDS: 7,500
(expected 140,000 by 2005)
Under 5 yrs mortality rate 163 per 1,000 live births
Land mines accidents Total: 1,005
Children victims (less than 18 yrs): 260 (26%)

Sources: Final Census 2000; 1999-2000 Education Indicators - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; Cambodia Human Developement Report 1999; KHANA Summary Report 2000; The State of the World's Children 2000, UNICEF; and Handicap International Annual Report 1999.