Table 5. Comparison of estimated and reported costs of maternity leave for formally employed women affiliated with the social security system in Mexico.

Variable	Estimated	Reportedb
Population of eligible women, no.a	224 487	230 264
Total annual cost of 12 weeks leave, US$	259 030 188	289 409 798
Cost per week per woman, US$	96.15	104.73

US$: United States dollars in 2018.

^a Number of women who receive maternity leave.

^b Reported by the Mexican Institute for Social Security.

Notes: We based estimates on data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment 2013–14,³⁶ National Survey of Demographic Dynamics 2014,³⁵ Mexican Institute for Social Security data⁴² and Intercensus Population Survey.³⁸