Change in cesarean deliveries prevalence in Italy 2013-2021, by region
Between 2013 and 2021, the share of births by cesarean delivery in Italy decreased by about 10.68 percent. This drop, however, was not uniformly distributed over the Italian territory. This statistic highlights regional differences in the variation of the share of cesarean deliveries between 2013 and 2021. Calabria and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano were the only two regions recording an increase in the use of this practice. Conversely, Campania was the region with the largest decrease in the share of cesarean deliveries over this period. However, this was also the territory where