Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. from 1996-2018, by age of mother

This statistic shows the change in cesarean delivery rates in the United States from 1996 to 2018, by the mother's age at birth. In 2018, 19.8 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 percent.