Cambodia

United States

(Source: Nichols, 2017)

(Source: Health Grove, 2018)

In Cambodia, the leading causes of death include: cardiovascular disease (35.4% of deaths annually), lower respiratory infections (11.0%), cancer (9.2%), chronic respiratory disease, such as COPD (7.4%), diabetes (5.7%), neonatal disorders (5.7%), HIV/AIDS and TB (4.3%), road injuries or accidents (3.2%), neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s (2.5%), and digestive diseases (2.5%) (Health Grove, 2018). Comparatively, the leading cause of death in the United States is also cardiovascular disease; however, cerebrovascular disease, kidney disease, and suicide are amongst the leading causes of death in the United States, but are absent from Cambodia’s list.

(Source: Health Grove, 2018)

HEALTH INDICATORS

Cambodia

Risk Factors:

Annual Mortality Rate (per 100,000 people)

Risk factors that affect health in Cambodia greatly impact the overall annual mortality rate. The greatest risk factors include: dietary risks, such as malnourishment, air pollution, hypertension, tobacco use, hyperlipidemia, substance abuse, obesity, high glucose levels, and lack of exercise, amongst others (Health Grove, 2018). Many of these risk factors are also growing problems in the United States, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and lack of exercise.

Water source and toilet availability also impact the health of Cambodians. Urban areas are much more likely to have accessible toilet facilities than rural residents; more than 80% of rural households lack access to a toilet facility. Therefore, due to disposal of makeshift toileting supplies into local bodies of water, utilizing unprotected water sources puts individuals at higher risk for various diseases (National Institute of Statistics, 2014).

(Source: Health Grove, 2018)

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 68 years old; the average for females is 71.6 years old and for males is 65.7 years old (Health Grove, 2018; Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation [IHME], 2018). The maternal mortality rate is 161 deaths out of every 100,000 live births (CIA, 2018). The infant mortality rate is 45 deaths out of every 100,000 live births; the male infant mortality rate is 53.8 deaths out of every 1,000 live births, and the female rate is 40.7 deaths out of every 1,000 live births (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [CDC], 2014; CIA, 2018).