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Cesarean delivery percentage in the United States 2008-2016, by ethnicity

Percentage of live births by Cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2016, by ethnicity

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