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Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. from 1996-2017, by age of mother
Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. from 1996-2017, by age of mother
Cesarean delivery rate in the United States between 1996 and 2017, by age of mother (per 100 births)
This statistic shows the change in cesarean delivery rates in the United States from 1996 to 2017, by the mother's age at birth. In 2017, 20.1 percent of mothers under the age of 20 gave birth via cesarean section, while the rate of cesarean delivery for mothers ages 40 to 54 was 48.2 percent.
Cesarean delivery rate in the United States between 1996 and 2017, by age of mother (per 100 births)
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| Age of mother in years | 1996 | 2000 | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20.1 |
| 20 to 24 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25.9 |
| 25 to 29 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30.1 |
| 30 to 34 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34.3 |
| 35 to 39 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40.2 |
| 40 to 54 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48.2 |
| Age of mother in years | 1996 | 2000 | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20.1 |
| 20 to 24 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25.9 |
| 25 to 29 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30.1 |
| 30 to 34 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34.3 |
| 35 to 39 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40.2 |
| 40 to 54 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48.2 |
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This statistic shows the change in cesarean delivery rates in the United States from 1996 to 2017, by the mother's age at birth. In 2017, 20.1 percent of mothers under the age of 20 gave birth via cesarean section, while the rate of cesarean delivery for mothers ages 40 to 54 was 48.2 percent.
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- 1996 to 2017
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- All figures are rounded. The statistic was assembled from several birth data reports published by CDC/NCHS.
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- Total average bill charged by U.S. hospitals for a vaginal birth and a Cesarean section in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)*
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- Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in Wyoming in 2017, by ethnicity
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