UXO/mine accidents disproportionately affect males, members of ethnic minority groups, the poor, the young, and those living in remote areas.  The vast Majority of UXO/mine victims in Quang Tri have been male, consisting of 83% of the total UXO/mine victims.  Over the past five years people from ethic minority groups (Pa Co and Van Kieu) have been far more likely to fall victim of UXO/mine accidents than ethnic majority Kinh; although only 9% of Quang Tri’s residents belong to ethnic minority groups, more than one in four UCO/mine victims are Pa Co or Van Kieu. 
Approximately three-fourths of all families (73%) of UXO/mine victims since 1975 currently have a joint household income of less than VND 2 million (US $130) a year, and 96% earn less than VND 5 million (US $325) annually.  The vast majority of UXO/mine accidents have occurred among children, youth and young adults, with over half of all UXO/mine injuries and fatalities (53%) occurring among those 21 years of age or younger, and approximately three out of four incidents (73%) occurring among those 30 years or age or younger.