8 Millennium Goals:

Cambodia vs. Cote DIvoire

A Comparison by Caitlyn Coon & Shayli

Larsen

Definition of the 8 Millennium

Goals:
The eight Millennium Development Goals are international
development goals that were established in 2000 with a target end
date of 2015.The main purpose of these goals are to give people of
a developing country a better life, by increasing eight areas. These
eight goals, or areas of improvement, are poverty and hunger,
education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health,
combat diseases, environmental sustainability, and global
partnership for development.

The Goals: Target by 2015

Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger:
Reduce by half the proportion of people
living on less than a dollar a day.
Reduce by half the proportion of people
who suffer from hunger.
Achieve Universal Primary Education:
Ensure that all children complete a full
course of primary schooling.
Promote Gender Equality & Empower
Women:
Eliminate gender disparity at all levels of
education by 2015 and empower women.

Improve Maternal Health:

Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three
quarters.
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, & Other Diseases:
Halt and begin to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of
malaria and other major diseases.
Ensure Environmental Sustainability:
Reduce by half the proportion of people
without access to safe drinking water and basic
sanitation.
Global Partnership for Development:
Deal comprehensively with developing
countries debt problems.
Address the least developed countries special
needs.

Reduce Child Mortality:

To reduce child mortality by two-thirds,
from 93 children of every 1,000 dying
before age five in 1990 to 31 of every 1,000
All of this information was gathered from the website, www. unicef.org.
in 2015.

Eradicate Extreme Poverty &

Hunger:
Cambodia:
-

Low Birth Rate - 11.2%

Underweight moderate to
severe - 28.3%
Population below
international poverty line 18.6%

Cote DIvoire:
- Low Birth Rate - 17%
- Underweight moderate to
sever - 14.9%
- Population below
international poverty line 23.8%

Comparison:
Comparing the poverty and hunger statistics of Cambodia to Cote
DIvoire, we learned that Cote D'Ivoire is well behind Cambodia in these
specific areas of development. We dont believe that Cambodia or Cote
D'Ivoire poverty and hunger will be achieved by the specific date.

Education:
Cambodia:
-

Children arent finishing school in

Cambodia
They have language barriers
Attendance in early childhood
education is 29.9%
Only 3.6% of children have learning
materials at home
Adult support for learning is 62.4%
Total adult literacy rate is 73.9%

Cote D'Ivoire:
- Children arent finishing school in Cote
-

DIvoire
Attendance in early childhood
education is 4.5%
Only 4.8% of children have learning
materials at home
Adult support for learning is 50.4%
Total adult literacy rate is

Comparison:
Both Cambodia and Cote D'Ivoire are low in the goal of universal primary education,
which is demonstrated by the low rates of attendance and available learning materials in
the home. We believe that if the people of these two countries had more supplies and
learning material available, then the literacy rates would increase, which will affect the
country's progression towards primary education, but not soon enough to be accomplished
for the 2015 year.

Promote Gender Equality & Empower

Women:
Cambodia:
-

Adult literacy rate: females

as a percent of males is
79.7%
- Justification of wife-beating
is 22.4%
- Enrolment ratios: females as
a percent of males is 94.7%
Comparison:

Cote DIvoire:
-

Adult literacy rate: females

as a percent of males is
72.5%
Justification of wife beating
is 47.9%
Enrollment ratios: females
as a percent of males is
83.3%

While comparing Cambodia and Cote D'Ivoire, we specifically learned that

the gender equality is higher in Cambodia, especially when it comes to the
topic of justification of wife beating. We think that Cambodia is moving
forwards to accomplishing this goal more effectively than Cote D'Ivoire.

Reduce Child Mortality:

Cambodia:
-

Under-5 mortality rate 40

Annual rate of reduction (%)
Under-5 mortality rate,
2000-2012 -8.5%
Children left in inadequate
care - 31.4%

Cote DIvoire:
-

Under-5 mortality rate - 108

Annual rate of reduction (%)
under-5 mortality rate, 20002012 - 2.5%
Children left in inadequate
care - 58.8%

Comparison:
Comparing to Cambodia and Cote DIvoire, we learned that Cote D'Ivoire's
mortality rate is lower than Cambodia. We think that both of these countries
have some area of improvement. This work could be done by ensuring that
children are left in adequate care, which will help decrease the annual rate of
mortality.

Improve Maternal Health:

Cambodia:
-

Skilled attendant at birth 71%

Delivery Care, C-section is
3.2%
Maternal mortality rate is
1/150

Cote DIvoire:
-

Skilled attendant at birth 59.4%

Delivery Care, C-Section is
2.7%
Maternal mortality rate is 1/53

Comparison:
While comparing the maternal health between Cambodia and Cote DIvoire,
we learned that Cambodia is successfully improving the maternal health for their
country. On the other hand, Cote DIvoire will not accomplish this specific goal
within the time frame set.

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, & Other

Diseases:
Cambodia:
-

Adult HIV prevalence - .8%

People of all ages living with
HIV - 76,000
HIV/AIDS and Malaria are
well under control but there
are issues in TB control

Cote DIvoire:
-

Adult HIV prevalence - 3.2%

People of all ages living with
HIV - 450,000
Malaria, 2008-2012, Children
sleeping under ITNs - 37.2%

Comparison:
The comparison between Cambodia and Cote DIvoire with the people of all
ages living with HIV is remarkable. We think that Cambodia is improving this
goal, and could possibly be accomplished by the end of 2015. However, Cote
DIvoire isnt quite there yet, and still needs improvement.

Ensure Environmental
Sustainability:
Cambodia:
-

Average annual growth rate

of urban population - 3.4%
- Urbanized population
20.1%
- Use of improved sanitation
facilities (urban) - 76.4%
- Use of improved sanitation
facilities (rural) 22.3%
Comparison:

Cote DIvoire:
-

Average annual growth rate

of urban population - 3.5%
Urbanized population - 52%
Use of improved sanitation
facilities (urban) - 35.8%
Use of improved sanitation
facilities (rural) - 11.4%

When discussing about environmental sustainability in the concept of

improved sanitation, whether it be urban or rural, Cambodia is successfully
moving toward accomplishing the goal of sustainability. Cote DIvoire on the
other hand, still has room for improvement.

Global Partnership for

Development:
Cambodia:
-

China is an important partner to

Cambodia
Non-governmental organization
partners have contributed about
12% mainly for work in the
provinces.

Cote DIvoire:
-

Official development assistance is now

at its highest level, reversing the decline
of the previous two years.
- The United States Government works in
close partnership with the Government of
Cote DIvoire to support their goal of
becoming an emerging country by 2020.

Comparison:
Comparing Cambodia and Cote DIvoire, both of these countries are
achieving the goal of global partnership for development, which is seen
by China being a partner to Cambodia, and the United States helping
Cote DIvoire.

8 Millennium Goals: Cambodia &

Cote DIvoire:
In closing, we both learned that our adopted countries,
Cambodia and Cote DIvoire have come a long way since 2000
in working on the developmental goals, and still continue to
do so. Cambodia and Cote DIvoire are in different areas of
completing the goals, which is due to their level of developing.
We gathered all of our information about the goals and
specific countries from www.unicef.org,