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CAMBODIA MINE/ERW VICTIM INFORMATION SYSTEMMONTHLY REPORTONEXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE ACCIDENTS
FOR DECEMBER 2023

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Background
The Cambodia Mine/ERW Victim Information System (CMVIS) was established in 1994 by theCambodian Red Cross with technical and financial support by Handicap International Belgium andUNICEF to provide systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information
about civilian and military casualties of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive
remnants of war in Cambodia.
By the end of 2009, CMVIS was completely handed over from the Cambodian Red Cross to theCambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority for full management responsibility.
Explosive Ordnance (EO) Accident and Casualty Information
1- Total Casualties reported from January 1979 to December 2023
For the period of January 1979 to December 2023, a total of 65037 EO casualties were recorded byCMVIS officials. All of the 65037 EO casualties:- 51184 (79%) were mine casualties, and 13853 (21%) were ERW casualties.
- 19822 (30%) people were killed, 36127 (56%) people were injured, and 9088 (14%) people
were amputated.
- 52675 (81%) casualties were men, 6112 (9%) casualties were boys (age<18), 4794 (8%)
casualties were women, 1393 (2%) casualties were girls (age<18), and 63 (0%) casualties wereunknowns.
2- Accident Summary from January to December 2023
From January to December 2023, 29 EO accidents were provisionally recorded. This figure is similar
to the 29 EO accidents reported from January to December 2022. Of the 29 EO accidents, 17 weremine accidents, and 12 were ERW accidents.
3- Casualty Summary for January to December 2023
From January to December 2023, 32 EO casualties were provisionally recorded. This figure represents a
decrease of 22% compared with the 41 EO casualties reported from January to December 2022.
All of the 32 EO casualties:- 17 people were mine casualties, and 15 people were ERW casualties.
- 4 people were killed, 18 people were injured, and 10 people were amputated.
- 25 casualties were men, 6 casualties were boys (age<18), and 1 was a woman.
4- Accident Summary for December 2023
In December 2023, there were 2 EO accidents caused by mines in the province of Battambang. The
figure for December 2023 is an increase of 100% compared with 1 EO accident reported in December
2022.
Information about EO accident area for December 2023
o 1 Mine accident in Crop Fieldo 1 Mine accident in Foraging.
5- Casualty Summary for December 2023
In December 2023, there were 2 EO casualties. This figure for December 2023 is an increase of
100% compared with 1 EO casualty reported in December 2022.
Of the 2 EO casualty:- 2 people were mine casualties.
- 1 people was injured, and 1 people was amputated.
- 1 casualty was a man, and 1 people was a boy (age<18).
- The activity at the time of the accident was as follows: Clearing land for argriculture activity,
which accounted for 1 casualty; collecting food activity, which accounted for 1 casualty.
6- Impact of accident area for the period of January 2022 to December 2023 (73 casualties)- 05 most affected provinces represent 63% of total casualties.
- 10 most affected districts represent 71% of total casualties.
- 10 most affected communes represent 52% of total casualties.
For detailed information, please see on page 6.
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Further analysis and detailed EO casualty/accident information are available on request, including
the production of risk maps and the provision of village-level data. For customized reports moresuited to your organization’s needs, contact the CMVIS office: ketya@cmaa.gov.kh-3-Casualty Trend
Report Explosive Ordnance Casualties for the Period of: January 2020 - December2023
Casualties by Month
YearJanFebMarApril

MayJunJulyAugSeptOctNov

DecTotal
65202033671367

73055

Running Total 2020

36121932

3845525555

60

65

2021

652850431802

Running Total 2021

61113212626303334424244% change 2020 to 2021

10083

811-19-32-33-37-38-24-30-32

2022

11977

5

1

00

0001

monthly change +/- from 2021

545-1

0

1-4-3-1-80-1

monthly change % from 2021

8380

250-130100-100-100-100-100

0-50Running Total 2022

1120

27

34

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

% change 2021 to 2022

83

82

108

6250

54

33

21

18-5-5-7

2023

3540

72

2

3

1

2

1

2

monthly change +/- from 2022

-8-4-3-7

2

12

3

12

1

1

monthly change % from 2022

-73-44-43-10040100

100100100100100100Running Total 2023

3812121921232627293032% change 2022 to 2023

-73-60-56-65-51-48-43-35-33-28-25-224441

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Note: Casualty figures for prior months are continually updated and verified as a part of the on-going data collection process.

Chart Explosive Ordnance Casualties for the Period of: January 2020 - December 2023
14MineERW

12Casualties

10864

20

Month / Year-4-

Monthly Explosive Ordnance Accident Casualties: Jan2022 - Dec2023

Jan-22Feb-22Ma
r-22
Ap
r-22
Ma
y-22Ju
n-22
Ju
l-22
Au
g-22
Se
p-22Oct-22Nov-22Dec-22Total
20
22
Ja
n-23Fe
b-23
Ma
r-23
Ap
r-23
Ma
y-23
Ju
n-23
Ju
l-23
Au
g-23
Se
p-23Oct-23Nov-23
Dec-23Total
20
23

Provinces ranked by Total Explosive Ordnance Casualties for 2022 - 2023

Total

Province

Cum.
Total

% of
Total

Cum.
%No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

No.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

No.

2022-2023

Preah Vihear

602220000000121000001000002141419.2

19

Battambang

203020000000

70000

200110026132717.8

37

Oddar Meanchey

001

10000000130110100100105835

1148

Kampong Thom

100400000000510000000000016418.2

56

Rotanak Kiri10000000000010300000100004546

6.8

63

Banteay Meanchey

00000000000000000

30100100

5551

6.8

70

Pursat1

30000000000

4

0

1

0000

0

0

0

0001

556

6.8

77

Svay Rieng

0500

00

0

0

0

0

00

5000

0000000

0

0

0561

6.8

84

Tboung Khmum

000000000000000000200010033644.1

88

Siemreap

00000100000010020000000002367

4.192

Kratie00100000000010010000000001269

2.795

Preah Sihanouk

0

1000000000010000000000000170

1.4

96

Kampong Chhnang

00000000000000000100000001171

1.4

97

Takeo

00000000000001000000000001172

1.4

99Pailin

00001000000010000000000000173

1.4

100

Kampong Cham

000000000000000000000000000730100

Kampot00000000000000000000000000073

0100

Kampong Speu

00000000000000000000000000073

0100

Kandal000000000000000000000000000730100

Koh Kong

00000000000000000000000000073

0100

Mondol Kiri

00000000000000000000000000073

0100

Prey Veng

00000000000

000000000000000073

0100

Stung Treng

000000000000000000000000000730100

Kep

00000000000000000000000000073

0100

Phnom Penh

00000000000000000000000000073

0100

TOTAL

1197

75100000

141

3

540

722312123273

ERW

Mine

00

Explosive Ordnance Casualties by Province for 2022-2023
1614212
108861121420

75654453132111100000000-5-5 Most Affected Provinces for Explosive Ordnance Casualties
Ranked by Total Casualties
Jan2022 - Dec2023
Rank

Province

Mine

ERW

Total

Casualties Casualties Casualties

Cumulative
Total

1

Preah Vihear

12214142Battambang

581327

3

Oddar Meanchey

71835

4

Kampong Thom

066415Banteay Meanchey

50546

Total

Cumulative

10 Most Affected Districts for Explosive Ordnance Casualties
Ranked by Total Casualties
Jan2022 - Dec2023
Rank

District

Province

Mine

ERW

Casualties Casualties Casualties

Total

1Choam KhsantPreah Vihear

12214142Samlout

Battambang

347213Ou Ya Dav

Rotanak Kiri

145264

Svay Rieng

Svay Rieng

055315Veal Veaeng

Pursat41536

6Anlong Veaeng

Oddar Meanchey

31440

7BarayKampong Thom

04444

8

Thma Puok

Banteay Meanchey

30347

9

Rotanak Mondol

Battambang

03350

10Ou Chrov

Banteay Meanchey

20252

TotalCum.

10 Most Affected Communes for Explosive Ordnance Casualties
Ranked by Total Casualties
Rank

CommuneDistrict

Jan2022 - Dec2023
Province

Mine

ERW

Casualties Casualties Casualties

Total

1Morokot

Choam KhsantPreah Vihear

61772Sangkhoar

Svay Rieng

Svay Rieng

055123Kokir Thum

Baray

Kampong Thom044164Ya TungOu Ya Dav

Rotanak Kiri

04420

5

Choam Ksant

Choam KhsantPreah Vihear

213236Kouk Romiet

Thma Puok

Banteay Meanchey

30326

7Reaksmei Songha

Rotanak Mondol

Battambang

03329

8

Samlout

Samlout

Battambang

12332

9

Trapeang Prei

Anlong Veaeng

Oddar Meanchey

21335

10Samrel

Samlout

Battambang

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Jan2022 - Dec2023
Total Number of Casualties during Reporting Period: 73
Cause of Casualty

Explosive Ordnance Distribution

By-stander/passing by
15%

Military
4%

AT-Mine30%

Demining
6%

ERW
51%

AP-Mine19%

Livelihood
45%
Handling
30%

Casualty Types
Killed19%

Injured58%
Amputation
23%

EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE ACCIDENT OVERVIEW

Population Groups
Girls
0%
Boys
25%

Women
3%
Men
72%

ERW
41%

Men

AP-Mine19%

AT-Mine40%Children

Women

AP-Mine17%

AT-Mine0%AT-Mine5%
ERW
78%

AP-Mine
50%ERW50%-7-Jan2022 - Dec2023
Number of accidents during Reporting Period:

73

Cause of Accident by Total Population GroupMen
53
Construction - 1%

1Traveling - 1%

1

Women
2

Children
18

Total
73
MenWomenChildrenCollecting / cutting wood - 4%3

Herding/tending livestock - 4%

1

2

Military activity - 4%

3

Demining - 5%

4Farming - 8%

5

Collecting food - 8%

4

By-stander/passing by - 15%

1 1
61

Clearing new land for farming/settlement - 18%

413

Handling Mine/ERW - 30%

120105101520

Activities - Mines25Activities - ERW

36
Traveling - 3%

1Construction - 3%

1

By-stander/passing by - 3%

137
AP-MineAT-MineMilitary activity - 8%

Farming - 3%

1Clearing new land forfarming/settlement - 3%

1Collecting / cutting wood - 8%

33Herding/tending livestock - 8%2Demining - 11%

1
4Farming - 14%

2

By-stander/passing by - 27%

3

Collecting food - 17%

10

6

Handling Mine/ERW - 59%

Clearing new land for farming/settlement 33%

122110510150102030

2030

Explosive Ordnance Accidents by Terrain TypeTerrain - Mines
AP-MineAT-MineRice Field - 3%

1

1Road/roadside - 3%

1

1

Foraging area - 3%

1

Without specific human use - 8%

3

RCAF position (actual) - 3%

1

Rice Field - 3%
Village or urban/built-up area - 3%
Road/roadside - 6%

Terrain - ERW

2

Without specific human use - 22%

6

Foraging area - 25%

2

3

Crop Field - 39%

640

5Riverbank - 14%

5Village or urban/built-up area - 57%

105

Crop Field - 14%101521010-8-