Cesarean rates worldwide continue to increase and are projected to reach 28.5 percent by 2030 from 21.1 percent in 2018. In 2018, the highest rate of c-section was in the Latin America and the Caribbean region at nearly 43 percent. Yet the largest growth is projected for the region of Eastern Asia, where more than half of all childbirth occurs by c-section. As of 2021, this is already the case in four OECD countries.
Percentage of live births delivered by cesarean section worldwide in 2018 and projected for 2030, by region
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BMJ Open. (June 15, 2021). Percentage of live births delivered by cesarean section worldwide in 2018 and projected for 2030, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448790/c-section-delivery-rates-worldwide-by-region/
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BMJ Open. (2021). Percentage of live births delivered by cesarean section worldwide in 2018 and projected for 2030, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448790/c-section-delivery-rates-worldwide-by-region/
BMJ Open. "Percentage of Live Births Delivered by Cesarean Section Worldwide in 2018 and Projected for 2030, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448790/c-section-delivery-rates-worldwide-by-region/
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Percentage of live births delivered by cesarean section worldwide in 2018 and projected for 2030, by region [Graph], BMJ Open, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448790/c-section-delivery-rates-worldwide-by-region/
