This series of country briefs aims to provide an analysis of children’s living and care arrangements according to the latest available data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS) at the time of publication.
The briefs are targeted to policy makers, researchers, and practitioners working to inform policy and programs for children’s care and protection at country and international levels. In order to enable researchers and policy makers in the countries and regions to conduct further analysis, tables with the data extracted for the purpose of this brief have been included at the end of this report.
The key data highlighted include: the prevalence of orphanhood nationwide (including the percentage of children who have lost one parent as well as the percentage who have lost two parents), the percentage of children living with both parents nationwide, as well as information on children's living arrangements in Rwanda as compared with other countries in the region, and more.
