Mothers with Newborns Receiving Cash Benefit, UNICEF Global Indicators

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a global indicator tracking the percentage of mothers with newborns receiving cash benefits. The dataset, last updated on 2026-03-26, is published under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license. Its specific geographic and temporal coverage requires verification after download.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the correlation between cash transfer programs and maternal health outcomes (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmarking national social protection coverage for mothers and newborns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Modeling the impact of economic shocks on welfare program uptake (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), a recognized authority on child and maternal welfare.
• Available in CSV and XML formats, facilitating programmatic access.
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-3.0-IGO license for reuse.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific geographic coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:44:37.056196; freshness should be verified.