Country Care Snapshots

Ghana

Children's Living Arrangements
Effective
Living with Both Parents
59.8 %
MICS 2006
53.2 %
DHS 2008
56.7 %
MICS 2011
54.9 %
DHS 2014
52.5 %
MICS 2017/18
Living with One Parent
25.4 %
MICS 2006
28.8 %
DHS 2008
26 %
MICS 2011
29.5 %
DHS 2014
30.6 %
MICS 2017/18
Living with Mother Only
21.2 %
MICS 2006
23.1 %
DHS 2008
20.3 %
MICS 2011
24.9 %
DHS 2014
26 %
MICS 2017/18
Living with Father Only
4.2 %
MICS 2006
5.7 %
DHS 2008
5.7 %
MICS 2011
4.6 %
DHS 2014
4.6 %
MICS 2017/18
Living with Neither Parent
14.7 %
MICS 2006 %
17.7 %
DHS 2008 %
17.1 %
MICS 2011 %
15.5 %
DHS 2014 %
16.6 %
MICS 2017/18 %
Living with Neither Parent, Both Parents Alive
11.2 %
MICS 2006
14.4 %
DHS 2008
13.6 %
MICS 2011
12.5 %
DHS 2014
12.8 %
MICS 2017/18
One Parent Dead
2.5 %
MICS 2006
2.6 %
DHS 2008
2.7 %
MICS 2011
2.2 %
DHS 2014
3 %
MICS 2017/18
Both Parents Dead
1 %
MICS 2006
0.7 %
DHS 2008
0.8 %
MICS 2011
0.8 %
DHS 2014
0.8 %
MICS 2017/18