Country Care Snapshots

India

Children Living Without Biological Parents
Effective
Both Parents Alive
81 %
DHS 2005-2006
79 %
DHS 2015-2016
One Parent Dead
11.6 %
DHS 2005-2006
12 %
DHS 2015-2016
Both Parents Dead
7 %
DHS 2005-2006
9 %
DHS 2015-2016
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