Country Care Snapshots

Kenya

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
57 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
66 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
One Parent Dead
16 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
18 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Both Parents Dead
17 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
8 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Living in Kinship Care
95.3 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
96 %
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Living With a Non-Relative
4.6 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
3.9 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Living with Grandparent
58.2 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
62 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Living with Other Relative
25.4 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
23 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Child Head of Household
Living with Spouse
2 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Living with Sibling
6.8 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
6 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Living with Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
4.9 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
3 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
Servant (Live-In)
Inconsistent/Don’t Know/Missing
0.1 %
BCN Analysis of 2003 DHS Data
1 %