Country Care Snapshots

Costa Rica

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
81 %
MICS 2011
80 %
MICS 2018
One Parent Dead
19 %
MICS 2011
17.5 %
MICS 2018
Both Parents Dead
0 %
MICS 2011
2.5 %
MICS 2018
Living in Kinship Care
90.9 %
MICS 2018
Living With a Non-Relative
2.9 %
MICS 2011
3.9 %
MICS 2018
Living with Grandparent
58.7 %
MICS 2018
Living with Other Relative
20.1 %
MICS 2018
Child Head of Household
0.7 %
MICS 2018
Living with Spouse
1.9 %
MICS 2018
Living with Sibling
3.3 %
MICS 2018
Living with Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
7 %
MICS 2018
Servant (Live-In)
Inconsistent/Don’t Know/Missing
4.7 %