Table 1.

Percentage of children less than 18 years of age who are orphans, by age group and orphanhood type from DSSs, population surveys, and DHS surveys in Malawi, Tanzania, and South Africa, 1988–2004

Country, survey, and year	Age	Maternal orphan %	Paternal orphan %	Double orphan %
South Africa
Hlabisa-DSS, 2004	0–4	2	4	<1
	5–9	7	12	2
	10–14	12	20	4
	15–17	14	25	5
	<15	7	11	2
	<18	7	13	2
Hlabisa-DSS, 2000	<15	3	8	1
	<18	3	9	1
DHS, 1998	<15	2	9	1
Malawi
Karonga-DSS, 2003	0–4	<1	3	<1
	5–9	4	10	1
	10–14	8	18	3
	15–17	15	27	8
	<15	4	9	1
	<18	5	11	2
Karonga-surveys, 1988	<15	3	6	<1
	<18	4	7	<1
DHS, 2000	<15	5	8	2
Tanzania
Kisesa-DSS, 2004	0–4	1	3	<1
	5–9	4	8	1
	10–14	9	14	3
	15–17	11	20	5
	<15	4	8	1
	<18	5	9	2
Kisesa-DSS, 1994	<15	3	6	<1
	<18	4	7	1
DHS, 1996	<15	3	6	1