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Ghana
Parental Survivorship
Ghana
Effective
2008
2014
2018
Children with Both Parents Alive
92 %
DHS
92.3 %
DHS
90.9 %
MICS 2017-2018
Children with One Parent Alive
7 %
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6.8 %
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8 %
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