Country Care Snapshots

Zambia

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
55 %
DHS 2007
63 %
DHS 2013-2014
68 %
DHS 2018
One Parent Dead
27 %
DHS 2007
24.5 %
DHS 2013-2014
23 %
DHS 2018
Both Parents Dead
18 %
DHS 2007
12.5 %
DHS 2013-2014
9 %
DHS 2018
Living in Kinship Care
Living With a Non-Relative
Living with Grandparent
Living with Other Relative
Child Head of Household
Living with Spouse
Living with Sibling
Living with Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
Servant (Live-In)
Inconsistent/Don’t Know/Missing