• Population:  13,995,904¹

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

• 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

• Population below poverty line: 40%⁴

• Life expectancy at birth year 2001: 57.4 years⁵

• 85% of the population live in rural areas⁵

• Around five women die every day due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth⁵

• Nearly 70% of pregnant women do not have prenatal care or a skilled attendant present at delivery⁵

• Over 62% of households are using unsafe water sources, with households in rural areas worse off than households in urban areas⁵

• Over 47% of children who go to primary school do not reach grade six⁵

• 53% of the female population is illiterate⁵

• Average annual income in Cambodia is only $272⁶

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://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_KHM.html)
⁴ Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia
⁵ Nyemo (http://www.nyemo.com)
⁶ Partners for Development (http://www.partnersfordevelopment.org/whereWeWorkCambodia.htm)