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Traditional Medicine in Cambodia

Dr. Pen Sunna
Assistant Director
National Center of Traditional Medicine

Country profile
• Population: 14,474,644
• Age Structure:
a. 0-4yrs: 12.8%
b. 5-14yrs: 30.0%
c. 15-59yrs: 51.8%
d. >60yrs: 5.4%
• Number of Household: 2,830,000
• Population Growth Rate: 2.25%
• Land Area: 181,035 Sq.Km
• Capital: Phnom Penh
• Currency : Riel ($1=4080R)
• Temperature : 18 to 40ºC
• Eco. Grow: >6% (2011) by WB
Ethnic Group
Majority: Khmer 80%
Minority: Vietnamese 12 %, Chinese 6% and Others:
-Tai (Thai, Lao and Kula)
-Cham (are descended from the Austronesian (Malay) people of Champa, a former
kingdom on the coast of central and southern present-day Vietnam)
-Khmer Loeu (highland Khmer): Samre, Phnong, Stieng, Kuy, Krung, and Tampuan,
Rhade and Jarai
Religions: Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Languages: Khmer (official), French, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and other
minority languages.
Household Income: 23% of household get income ≤ $1/day

The National Center of Traditional Medicine