[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 29.6% 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 29.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2015.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.2% | — |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.2% | 28.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Latin America and the Caribbean was 29.6% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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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