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Cesarean sections

Statistics report about C-sections in the United States

This report presents key facts and figures about Cesarean deliveries - often referred to as C-sections-  worldwide and in the United States. It includes statistics on births and preventable maternal mortality, c-section rates worldwide, select countries and by U.S. states, and cost comparison worldwide and by U.S. states.

Table of contents

Births - overview

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest fertility rates 2023
  • Basic Statistic Total fertility rate in children per woman in the United States 1960-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of births in the U.S. 1990-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. mothers: medical or health characteristics of birth 2024
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of preventability in maternal mortality U.S. 2020

Global C-sections overview

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  • Basic Statistic C-section delivery rates worldwide in 2000 and 2030, by region
  • Basic Statistic Cesarean sections in selected countries 2023
  • Basic Statistic Method of onset of labor in England 2005-2025
  • Basic Statistic Caesarean sections and births in Germany 2004-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of caesarean sections in South Korea 2011-2021

U.S. C-sections

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  • Premium Statistic Rate of cesarean section procedure in the U.S. 1997-2024
  • Premium Statistic C-section rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by age of mother
  • Premium Statistic Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates in the U.S. 2016-2024

U.S. states

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  • Premium Statistic C-section delivery rates in the U.S. in 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in New York 2023
  • Premium Statistic Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in Texas 2023
  • Premium Statistic Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in California 2023

Hospitals

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. hospitals meeting national c-section standard 2015-2024
  • Basic Statistic NTSV c-section rates in U.S. hospitals 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. hospitals offering selected patient-requested maternity services 2024

Cost comparisons

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  • Basic Statistic Cost for a vaginal delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Costs of childbirth by c-section delivery in select countries worldwide in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Cost of giving birth in the U.S. in 2023, by delivery method and insurance status
  • Premium Statistic Cesarean section delivery costs with insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Cesarean section delivery costs without insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state

Further information

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  • Basic Statistic Additional health cost of pregnancy and childbirth in the U.S. 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Public support for no out-of-pocket medical costs for childbirth in the U.S. in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Reasons mothers had for c-section births in the U.S. as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of women who preferred select types of births in the UK in 2023
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