The analysis was designed to highlight policy measures needed to generate a specific impact. The dimensions were replicated and adapted to the reality of Latin America and the Caribbean and the availability of information for the region (ECLAC/UNICEF, 2010, Espfndola and Rico, 2010). The study showed that, around 2008, approximately 45% of children under the age of 18 were living in poverty in 18 countries in the region, meaning that nearly 81 million children and adolescents were suffering deprivation because some of their rights were not being fulfilled. Although new surveys have recently become available, coverage in Latin America is low and patchy.