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Cambodia

Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 13810
Annual growth rate (%) 2.8
Dependency ratio (per 100) 98 81
% of population aged 60+ years 4.4 4.6
Total fertility rate 5.5 4.8
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 51.9 57.1
uncertainty 44.8 - 57.4 49.1 - 63.4
Both sexes 2002 54.6
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 149 124
uncertainty 138 - 159 115 - 132
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 400 298
uncertainty 261 - 604 165 - 487

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 47.5
At birth 45.6 49.5
Uncertainty interval 39.5 - 49.9 42.5 - 54.0
At age 60 9.7 11
Uncertainty interval 8.7 - 10.7 10.0 - 12.0
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 6.3 7.6
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 12.1 13.3

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.8 11.8
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 10.2 10.1 10.1 14.2 14.9
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 89.8 89.9 89.9 85.8 85.1
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 12.5 11.8 11.3 15.7 16
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 13.5 12 13.4 18.8 19.7
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 89.9 90.2 90.1 85.4 84.6
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 30 26 28 30 30
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 146 146 152 174 184
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 3 3 3 4 4
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 15 15 15 25 27

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age 2000 % 45.2
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 134
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 106
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 59
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 450
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 31.8
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 2.8
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 24
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 743
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 91
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 41
Cured under DOTS % 91
Population using solid fuels % >95
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 54
Rural % 26
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 56
Rural % 10

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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