The data illustrates the percentage of live births by Cesarean delivery in the U.S. from 2008 to 2016, by ethnicity. In 2008, some 31% of all live births among Hispanics in the United States were by Cesarean delivery.
Non-Hispanic White | 32.4 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 32 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 30.9 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 34.5 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 35.9 |
Hispanic | 31 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 32 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 31.7 |
Total | 32.3 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.7 | 32.2 | 32 | 31.9 |