[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia
Asia: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 37.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Asia recorded 37.2% for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia peaked at 37.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2015.
That places Asia 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.4% | — |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5% | 25.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 37.2% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 23.3% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 90.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 38.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 42.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 32.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 30.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 37,319 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.04 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Asia was 37.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- How does Asia rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Asia ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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