[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 29.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 29.0% for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia peaked at 29.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2015.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.5% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.7% | 29.0% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.8% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 20.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 25.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 11.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,358 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Eastern Asia was 29.0% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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