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Cesarean delivery rate by age of mother 1996-2016

Cesarean delivery rate in the United States between 1996 and 2016, by age of mother (per 100 births)

The data displays the change in cesarean delivery rates in the U.S. in 1996, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and is broken down by the mother's age. In 2016, 20% 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%.

Under 20	15	16	23	22	22	21	20	20
20 to 24	17	19	27	28	28	26	26	26
25 to 29	21	23	31	32	31	29	30	30
30 to 34	24	26	36	36	36	34	35	34
35 to 39	27	31	42	42	42	39	41	40
40 to 54	32	36	48	49	50	48	48	48

Cesarean delivery rate by age of mother 1996-2016

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