��ƽ��

Percentage of live births delivered by cesarean section worldwide in 2018 and projected for 2030, by region

Characteristic	2018	2030*
World total (n=159)	21.1%	28.5%
Northern Africa	32%	48.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa	5%	7.1%
Central Asia	12.5%	13.3%
Eastern Asia	33.7%	63.4%
South-eastern Asian	15.9%	25.3%
Southern Asia	19%	24.2%
Western Asia	31.7%	50.2%
Eastern Europe	25%	38.3%
Northern Europe	25.3%	27.6%
Southern Europe	30.1%	47%
Western Europe	24.2%	33.5%
Latin America and the Caribbean	42.8%	54.3%
Northern America	31.6%	33.8%
Australia and New Zealand	33.5%	45%

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Register for free

Already a member?

Sources

Release date

June 2021

More information

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

Special properties

Data represents 94.5% of the world's live births in 2018

Supplementary notes

*2030 projected

Citation formats

Cesarean rates worldwide continue to increase and are projected to reach 28.5 percent by 2030 from 21.1 percent in 2018. In 2018, the highest rate of c-section was in the Latin America and the Caribbean region at nearly 43 percent. Yet the largest growth is projected for the region of Eastern Asia, where more than half of all childbirth occurs by c-section. As of 2021, this is already the case in four OECD countries.

Other statistics on the topic
Cesarean sections

Rate of cesarean section procedure in the U.S. 1997-2024

Cesarean sections in selected countries 2023

Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by age of mother

C-section rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by ethnicity

Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly ^*

* For commercial use only

For single users

$0 USD

Always free

Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.

Free Statistics

Based on your interests

For single users

$199 USD

per month, billed annually ¹

Free Statistics
Premium Statistics

For teams of up to 99 users

Talk to sales for pricing

Free + Premium Statistics
Reports
Market ��ƽ��

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts

Statistics on " Cesarean sections "

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

The most important statistics

Other statistics that may interest you Cesarean sections

Births - overview

5

Cost comparisons

5

Global C-sections overview

5

Hospitals

3

Further information

4

U.S. states

4

U.S. C-sections

4

Further Content: You might find this interesting as well

Topics

Cesarean sections

Hospitals in the U.S

Women's health in the U.S.

Children's health in the U.S.

Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly ^*

* For commercial use only

For single users

$0 USD

Always free

Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.

Free Statistics

Based on your interests

For single users

$199 USD

per month, billed annually ¹

Free Statistics
Premium Statistics

For teams of up to 99 users

Talk to sales for pricing

Free + Premium Statistics
Reports
Market ��ƽ��

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts

Learn more about how ��ƽ�� can support your business.