They promised to do their part to cut the growth rate in health spending by one and a half percentage points a year.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

The results also show that 17% of families in the city were living below the poverty level, 7 points higher than the national rate.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

For individuals, the poverty rate was 21%, almost 8 points higher than the rate nationally.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

That was five percentage points higher than the national rate.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

While that rate is far from ideal, Lo points out that the lower rate will still be a significant improvement for Cambodian families.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10