Country Care Snapshots

Nepal

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
81 %
DHS 2006
83.6 %
DHS 2011
81 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
85.3 %
DHS 2016
81 %
MICS 2019
One Parent Dead
15 %
DHS 2006
13.7 %
DHS 2011
15 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
13.2 %
DHS 2016
13 %
MICS 2019
Both Parents Dead
4 %
DHS 2006
2.7 %
DHS 2011
5 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
1.5 %
DHS 2016
6 %
MICS 2019
Living in Kinship Care
75 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
88.5 %
MICS 2019
Living With a Non-Relative
1 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
1.5 %
MICS 2019
Living with Grandparent
39 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
40.2 %
MICS 2019
Living with Other Relative
23 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
36.2 %
MICS 2019
Child Head of Household
2 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
1.7 %
MICS 2019
Living with Spouse
18 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
1.3 %
MICS 2019
Living with Sibling
13 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
12.1 %
MICS 2019
Living with Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
2 %
BCN Analysis of 2014 DHS Data
1.3 %
MICS 2019
Servant (Live-In)
1%
MICS 2019
Inconsistent/Don’t Know/Missing
4.7 %
MICS 2019