Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit

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1.3.1.c. Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 44.8
2015 48.2
2016 51.9
2017 55.8
2018 58.9
2019 61.4
2020 63.6
2021 65.4
2022 65.8
2023 68.4
2024 64.9

Source:

1. National Office of Social Insurance

2. National Bureau of Statistics

Geographical Area: The Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 1.3.1.c: Proportion of women - beneficiaries of maternity allowances
Definition and concepts

Maternity allowance – a cash benefit granted in full from the 30th week of pregnancy to insured women, to wives dependent on employed husbands, and to unemployed women who have been registered with medical institutions and are entitled to maternity leave (which includes prenatal and postnatal leave) for a period of 126 calendar days / 140 calendar days in the case of complicated births or the birth of two children.

In the case of pregnancies with three or more fetuses, the maternity allowance is granted from the 24th week of pregnancy for a period of 182 calendar days.

(Article 16 of Law No. 289 of 22.07.2004 on temporary incapacity benefits and other social insurance benefits.)

Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

Number of women receiving maternity allowance out of the total number of women giving birth (live births) in the reference year x 100%
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Sep 19, 2025
Metadata last updated Sep 19, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 1.3.1.c: Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash benefit
Target

Target 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-01-03-01a.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

ILO

Source 1

Data sources

1. Information System “Social Protection” (Form 648: Information on maternity allowances), National Social Insurance House (NOSI);

2. Number of women who gave birth in the reference year, NBS

Data producers

1. National Office of Social Insurance

2. National Bureau of Statistics

Data providers

1. National Office of Social Insurance

2. National Bureau of Statistics

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Contact details

Liliana Vinteniuc, Acting Head of the Statistics and Organizational Expenditure Division, National Office of Social Insurance,

e-mail: liliana.vinteniuc@cnas.gov.md, tel. +373 22 257 674.

Nadejda Cojocari, Head of the Social Services Statistics Division, National Bureau of Statistics

e-mail: nadejda.cojocari@statistica.gov.md, tel. +373 67 770 651.

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