[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia

Melanesia: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 7 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2023
All-time low
18.5%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia, 2015–2023

051015202015201920232015: 18.52016: 18.82017: 19.12018: 19.52019: 19.92020: 20.12021: 20.52022: 20.72023: 20.9

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2023, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia stood at 20.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% 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 Melanesia peaked at 20.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2015.

[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit (%) in Melanesia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 18.5%
2016 18.8% +1.6%
2017 19.1% +1.6%
2018 19.5% +2.1%
2019 19.9% +2.1%
2020 20.1% +1.0%
2021 20.5% +2.0%
2022 20.7% +1.0%
2023 20.9% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.2% 18.5% 19.9% 5
2020s 20.6% 20.1% 20.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia?
[ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Melanesia was 20.9% 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2015.
How does Melanesia rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
Melanesia ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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