C-section rate by ethnicity U.S. 1996-2022 | Statista

From 1996 to 2022, cesarean delivery rates in the U.S. varied from one ethnicity to another, with non-Hispanic Black women having the highest rate of c-sections. The discrepancy between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White has increased from two percent in 2007 to over five percent in 2022.

Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2022, by ethnicity and race

Characteristic	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic Asian	Non-Hispanic native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander
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April 2024

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1996 to 2022

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