Table 1 Absolute numbers of cesarean deliveries (CD), expected births and population-based CD rates, by region and year of assessment
Region | Public | Private for-profit | Private not-for-profit | Total CDs | Expected births | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | ||||||
 2008 | 12,316 | 2864 | 1965 | 17,145 | 2,638,891 | 0.6% |
 2016 | 58,667 | 13,914 | 6335 | 78,916 | 2,928,303 | 2.7% |
Tigray | ||||||
 2008 | 1179 | 2 | 0 | 1181 | 160,929 | 0.7% |
 2016 | 5298 | 106 | 0 | 5404 | 163,802 | 3.3% |
Afar | ||||||
 2008 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 52,634 | 0.0% |
 2016 | 133 | 0 | 96 | 229 | 56,222 | 0.4% |
Amhara | ||||||
 2008 | 1503 | 28 | 0 | 1531 | 642,084 | 0.2% |
 2016 | 9993 | 533 | 437 | 10,963 | 660,518 | 1.7% |
Oromia | ||||||
 2008 | 2654 | 22 | 1000 | 3676 | 1,013,011 | 0.4% |
 2016 | 16,447 | 1042 | 1751 | 19,240 | 1,099,485 | 1.7% |
Somali | ||||||
 2008 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 165,580 | 0.1% |
 2016 | 488 | 39 | 0 | 527 | 178,048 | 0.3% |
Benishangul-Gumuz | ||||||
 2008 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 25,023 | 0.7% |
 2016 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 32,913 | 2.1% |
SNNP | ||||||
 2008 | 1822 | 100 | 536 | 2458 | 561,086 | 0.4% |
 2016 | 10,258 | 98 | 2507 | 12,863 | 595,296 | 2.2% |
Gambella | ||||||
 2008 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 11,448 | 0.7% |
 2016 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13,420 | 1.0% |
Harari | ||||||
 2008 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 6545 | 9.9% |
 2016 | 915 | 381 | 0 | 1296 | 7568 | 17.1% |
Addis Ababa | ||||||
 2008 | 3918 | 2607 | 429 | 6954 | 97,755 | 7.1% |
 2016 | 13,243 | 11,351 | 1544 | 26,138 | 106,625 | 24.5% |
Dire Dawa | ||||||
 2008 | 224 | 97 | 0 | 321 | 12,239 | 2.6% |
 2016 | 1057 | 364 | 0 | 1421 | 14,405 | 9.9% |