In 2019, about 33 percent of births in Italy happened through caesarean delivery. This statistic shows regional differences in this figure. According to the study results, the frequency of caesarean deliveries was the highest in Campania, where it was used in 49.8 percent of deliveries. Sicily and Molise were at second and third place, respectively. In general, this practice proved to be more common in Southern regions rather than in Northern ones.
Percentage of births by caesarean delivery in Italy in 2019, by region
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2021). Percentage of births by caesarean delivery in Italy in 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733047/caesarean-delivery-percentage-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of births by caesarean delivery in Italy in 2019, by region." Chart. May 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733047/caesarean-delivery-percentage-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2021). Percentage of births by caesarean delivery in Italy in 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733047/caesarean-delivery-percentage-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of Births by Caesarean Delivery in Italy in 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733047/caesarean-delivery-percentage-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Percentage of births by caesarean delivery in Italy in 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733047/caesarean-delivery-percentage-in-italy-by-region/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
