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This statistic shows the change in cesarean delivery rates in the United States from 1996 to 2020, by the mother's age at birth. In 2020, 19.4 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 47.3 percent.

Cesarean delivery rate in the United States between 1996 and 2020, by age of mother (per 100 births)

Age of mother in years	Under 20	20 to 24	25 to 29	30 to 34	35 to 39	40 to 54
1996	15	17	21	24	27	32
2000	16	19	23	26	31	36
2007	23	27	31	36	42	48
2011	22	28	32	36	42	49
2013	22	28	31	36	42	50
2014	21	26	29	34	39	48
2015	20	26	30	35	41	48
2016	20	26	30	34	40	48
2017	20.1	25.9	30.1	34.3	40.2	48.2
2018	19.8	25.5	30	33.9	40.1	48
2019	19.3	25.1	29.6	33.7	40	47.4
2020	19.4	25.3	29.7	33.7	39.7	47.3

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February 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1996 to 2020

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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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