• Population:  13,995,904¹

• More than 50% of the population is less than 21 years old¹

• Population below poverty line: 31%¹

• 90+% of rural Cambodians practice open defecation²

• 74% of deaths in Cambodia are due to water borne illness²

• 14.3% of children die before the age of five³

• 26% of students enroll in secondary school³

• Life expectancy at birth year 2001: 57.4 years⁴

• 85% of the population live in rural areas⁴

• Around five women die every day due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth⁴

• Nearly 70% of pregnant women do not have prenatal care or a skilled attendant present at delivery⁴

• Over 62% of households are using unsafe water sources, with households in rural areas worse off than households in urban areas⁴

• Over 47% of children who go to primary school do not reach grade six⁴

• 53% of the female population is illiterate⁴

• Average annual income in Cambodia is only $272⁵

¹ Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html)
² Resource Development International Cambodia 2007
³ UNDP Report (http://hdr.undp.org/xmlsearch/reportSearch?y=*&c=n%3ACambodia&t=*&lang=en&k=&orderby=year)
⁴ Nyemo (http://www.nyemo.com)
⁴ Partners for Development (http://www.partnersfordevelopment.org/whereWeWorkCambodia.htm)