Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. 1996-2022, by age of mother

Cesarean section rates increased with increasing age of mother in the United Sates. In 2022, around 18.9 percent of mothers under the age of 20 gave birth via c-section, while the rate of cesarean delivery for mothers aged 40 to 54 was 47.7 percent. In the recorded time period, c-section rates for most age groups peaked in 2007 and has decreased slightly since then.