Orphans

Children living in South Africa, by orphan-hood status, 2020. Father dead, mother alive: 1,763,000 8,6%Both parents dead 620,000 3,0%Both parents alive 17,582,000 85,8%Mother dead, father alive 531,000 2,6%Source: Statistics South Africa (2021) General Household Survey 2020. Pretoria: Stats SA. Analysis by Katharine Hall, Children’s Institute, UCT. Orphaned childrenAn orphan is defined as a child under…