[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean
Caribbean: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 23.2% for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean peaked at 23.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2015.
Caribbean ranks 23rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.0% | — |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Caribbean was 23.2% 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- How does Caribbean rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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