[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa
Western Africa: [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa is 8.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa peaked at 8.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.
That places Western Africa 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.4% | — |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Western Africa
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 2.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 75.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 20.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,653 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.77 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa?
- [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash in Western Africa was 8.7% 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
- How does Western Africa rank for [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash?
- Western Africa ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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