Table 1. Prevalence of orphanhood and missing or unknown parental survival status among children aged 0–14 years from Zimbabwe.

	DHS Manicaland 1994		DHS Manicaland 1999		Manicaland cohort study 1998–2000		Manicaland cohort study 2001–3		DHS Manicaland 2005–6		Manicaland cohort study 2003–5
	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No
Orphan prevalence*
Maternal orphans	3.1	1342	5.8	1298	3.2	13 338	6.2	7712	10.3	2377	7.7	13 644
Paternal orphans	10.6	1312	14.0	1253	10.9	13 267	16.7	7604	23.1	2339	18.0	13 344
Double orphans	1.4	1312	2.9	1252	1.4	13 220	3.1	7568	7.1	2336	4.3	13 310
All types	12.1	1312	16.9	1252	12.5	13 220	19.4	7568	25.9	2336	20.8	13 310
Missing parental survival status
Maternal	1.5	1363	0.2	1301	2.1	13 628	6.2	8233	0.1	2382	9.7	15 142
Paternal	1.8	1363	0.5	1301	1.8	13 628	5.9	8233	0.1	2382	9.7	15 142
Unknown parental survival status
Maternal	0.0	1363	0.1	1301	0.1	13 628	0.1	8233	0.1	2382	0.2	15 142
Paternal	1.9	1363	3.2	1301	0.8	13 628	1.7	8233	1.8	2382	2.2	15 142

1988 DHS not included as the data were unavailable.

*Numbers include children with non-missing parental survival data only.