In 2019, around 43 of all live births in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean were cesarean deliveries, while around only 9 percent of live births in low- and middle-income countries in Africa were delievered by c-section. This statistic shows the percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region.
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Guttmacher Institute. (July 29, 2020). Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region." Chart. July 29, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of Live Births That Were Cesarean Deliveries in Low- and Middle-income Countries in 2019, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jul 2020, /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute, Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/
