[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)

Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand): [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 76.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
76.3%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 36 groups
All-time high
76.3%
in 2021
All-time low
74.2%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), 2015–2023

0204060802015201920232015: 74.52016: 74.62017: 74.22018: 74.52019: 74.82020: 75.62021: 76.32022: 76.32023: 76.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2023, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) stood at 76.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) peaked at 76.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2017.

That places Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit (%) in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 74.5%
2016 74.6% +0.1%
2017 74.2% -0.5%
2018 74.5% +0.4%
2019 74.8% +0.4%
2020 75.6% +1.1%
2021 76.3% +0.9%
2022 76.3% +0.0%
2023 76.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.5% 74.2% 74.8% 5
2020s 76.1% 75.6% 76.3% 4

Countries ranked near Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)

  1. 4 Polynesia 42.4% compare
  2. 5 Cabo Verde 24.0% compare
  3. 6 Melanesia 20.9% compare
  4. 7 Mozambique 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
[ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) was 76.3% 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 Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2017.
How does Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 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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Indicator
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
43 places, 378 data points, 2015–2023
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