Country Care Snapshots

Uganda

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
61 %
AIS 2004-2005
58 %
DHS 2006
67.8 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
78 %
DHS 2016
One Parent Dead
25 %
AIS 2004-2005
26 %
DHS 2006
22.2 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
17 %
DHS 2016
Both Parents Dead
13 %
AIS 2004-2005
16 %
DHS 2006
9.9 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
6 %
DHS 2016
Living in Kinship Care
92 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Living With a Non-Relative
4 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Living with Grandparent
55 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Living with Other Relative
32 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Child Head of Household
Living with Spouse
Living with Sibling
5 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Living with Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
3 %
BCN Analysis of 2011 DHS Data
Servant (Live-In)
Inconsistent/Don’t Know/Missing
1 %