2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey Fertility, Proximate Determinants of Fertility and Fertility Preferences 2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey

Levels, trends, and differentials Determinants of fertility Fertility preferences and ideal family size Abortion © 2009 Edson E. Whitney, Courtesy of Photoshare

3.0 At current fertility levels, a woman in Cambodia will have an average of 3.0 children in her lifetime.

Fertility Differentials TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period preceding the survey

Otdar Mean Chey 3.2 Banteay Mean Chey 3.2 Preah Vihear/ Steung Treng 3.5 Siem Reap 3.4 Mondol Kiri/ Rattanak Kiri 4.5 Battambang/Pailin 3.2 Kampong Thom 3.2 Kratie 3.9 Pursat 3.4 Kampong Chhnang 3.6 Kampong Cham 3.4 Preah Sihanouk/ Koh Kong 2.9 Kampong Speu 3.1 Prey Veng 3.3 Kandal 2.9 Fertility by Province Svay Rieng 2.6 Takeo 3.1 Kampot/Kep 2.8 Phnom Penh 2.0 TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period preceding the survey

Fertility by Education TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period preceding the survey

Wealthiest households Fertility By Wealth TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period preceding the survey Poorest households Wealthiest households

How Does Cambodia Compare? TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period preceding the survey

Fertility Trends TFR for women age 15-49 during the last fifteen years

Levels, trends, and differentials Determinants of fertility Fertility preferences and ideal family size Abortion © 2009 Edson E. Whitney, Courtesy of Photoshare

Birth Intervals In addition to their impact on fertility, birth intervals may also affect the health of mothers and their children.

Length of Birth Intervals 16% of births occur less than 24 months after the preceding birth. Doctors recommend a birth interval of at least 36 months

Median Age at First Birth for Women 25-49

Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood 8 percent of women between the ages of 15-19 have begun childbearing- 5 percent are already mothers and another 3 percent are pregnant with their first child.

Teenage Childbearing Percent of women age 15-19 who are mothers or pregnant with their first child

Current Marital Status: Women

Median Age at First Marriage

Levels, trends, and differentials Determinants of fertility Fertility preferences and ideal family size Abortion © 2009 Edson E. Whitney, Courtesy of Photoshare

Fertility Preferences of Married Women 81% either want no more children or want to delay childbearing by at least 2 years, or are already sterilized.

Overall, 79% of women either want to delay having another child or stop childbearing altogether. These women are potential contraceptive users for spacing and limiting.

to space their next birth OR to limit childbearing altogether BUT Women are considered as having an unmet need for family planning if they are fecund and wish: to space their next birth OR to limit childbearing altogether BUT are not using contraception

6% for spacing 11% for limiting 17 percent of currently married women have an unmet need for family planning: 6% for spacing 11% for limiting

Demand for Family Planning (Met need + unmet need) (Women currently using) (Met need/ total demand)

Ideal Family Size Mean ideal number of children among women 15-49

Ideal Family Size by Education Mean ideal number of children among women

Birth Planning Distribution of births in the 5 years preceding the survey by birth planning status

The Gap Between Wanted and Actual Fertility Rates

Levels, trends, and differentials Determinants of fertility Fertility preferences and ideal family size Abortion © 2009 Edson E. Whitney, Courtesy of Photoshare

Number of Induced Abortions Percent distribution of women by number of induced abortions in the last 5 years

Pregnancy Duration at Abortion Distribution of last abortion in the 5 years preceding the survey by pregnancy duration at time of abortion

Place of Abortion

Person who Assisted with Abortion Distribution of last abortion in the last five years

61% of abortions in the last five years were induced using vacuum aspiration and 28% were induced with an oral pill/tablet

Key Findings Women have on average 3.0 children, down from 3.4 in 2005. Women marry at a median age of 20.3 compared to 22.6 among men. Women have their first birth at a median age of 22.3. 79% of currently married women either want no more children or want to wait at least 2 years before their next child. 17% of married women have an unmet need for family planning. Currently married women report their ideal family size as 3.1 children. 5% of married women have had an abortion in the 5 years before the survey.