| 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.