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.
Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother
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CDC. (April 4, 2024). Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/
CDC. "Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother ." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/
CDC. "Percentage of Live Births in The United States with a Cesarean Delivery from 1996 to 2022, by Age of Mother ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/
CDC, Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother [Graph], CDC, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206438/us-cesarean-delivery-rates-by-age-of-mother/