In 2022, around 32.1 percent of all live births were delivered by cesarean section in the United States. The rate of c-section in the U.S. has been increasing since 1997 where it was 20.8 percent to a peak of 32.9 percent in 2009. C-section rate has since varied little and stayed around 32 percent.
Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022
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CDC. (April 4, 2024). Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/
CDC. "Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/
CDC. "Percentage of All Live Births by Cesarean Delivery in The United States from 1997 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/
CDC, Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Percentage of all live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 1997 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184079/us-hospital-stays-with-cesarean-section-procedures-since-1997/