[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America
Central America: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 14.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America stood at 14.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America peaked at 14.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2015.
Central America ranks 27th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.8% | — |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 14.0% | 4 |
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 7.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 80.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.4% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 3,586 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.91 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Central America was 14.0% 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- How does Central America rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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