From 2008 to 2019, cesarean delivery rates varied from one ethnicity to another but tended to decrease overall in the U.S. This statistic depicts the percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity.
Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity
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CDC. (January 31, 2023). Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Live Births by Cesarean Delivery in The United States from 2008 to 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/