Characteristics | Vaginal Births | Caesarean section births | Total births | Caesarean section rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age of the mother | ||||
< 20 years | 2,257,865 | 1,507,565 | 3,765,430 | 40.0 |
20–24 | 2,651,696 | 2,561,203 | 5,212,899 | 49.1 |
25–29 | 2,029,296 | 2,934,567 | 4,963,863 | 59.1 |
30–34 | 1,334,853 | 2,647,268 | 3,982,121 | 66.5 |
35–39 | 619,443 | 1,403,459 | 2,022,902 | 69.4 |
40–44 | 152,084 | 330,638 | 482,722 | 68.5 |
≥ 45 years | 11,486 | 21,198 | 32,684 | 64.9 |
Missing | 162 | 3 | 165 | |
Marital status of the mother | ||||
Single | 4,473,028 | 4,205,309 | 8,678,337 | 48.5 |
Widow | 15,747 | 22,160 | 37,907 | 58.5 |
Divorced | 69,084 | 151,019 | 220,103 | 68.6 |
Married/union | 4,377,696 | 6,903,721 | 11,281,417 | 61.2 |
Missing | 121,330 | 123,692 | 245,022 | |
Maternal education | ||||
None | 101,362 | 36,223 | 137,585 | 26.3 |
1–3 years | 453,747 | 255,239 | 708,986 | 36.0 |
4–7 years | 2,413,955 | 1,712,643 | 4,126,598 | 41.5 |
8–12 years | 5,236,732 | 6,339,551 | 11,576,283 | 54.8 |
≥ 12 years | 683,137 | 2,879,121 | 3,562,258 | 80.8 |
Missing | 167,952 | 183,124 | 351,076 | |
Birth weight (g) | ||||
< 1500 | 119,571 | 151,935 | 271,506 | 56.0 |
1500–1999 | 116,372 | 205,613 | 321,985 | 63.9 |
2000–2499 | 504,704 | 630,673 | 1,135,377 | 55.5 |
2500–2999 | 2,233,728 | 2,465,243 | 4,698,971 | 52.5 |
3000–3499 | 3,838,057 | 4,666,113 | 8,504,170 | 54.9 |
3500–3999 | 1,868,805 | 2,609,963 | 4,478,768 | 58.3 |
>=4000 | 361,960 | 674,268 | 1,036,228 | 65.1 |
Missing | 13,688 | 2,093 | 15,781 | |
Number of babies | ||||
Singleton | 8,971,608 | 11,046,099 | 20,017,707 | 55.2 |
Twins or more | 73,725 | 346,756 | 420,481 | 82.5 |
Missing | 11,552 | 13,046 | 24,598 | |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | ||||
20–21 | 7,802 | 2,049 | 9,851 | 20.8 |
22–23 | 14,238 | 3,382 | 17,620 | 19.2 |
24–25 | 20,210 | 9,629 | 29,839 | 32.3 |
26–27 | 24,005 | 21,720 | 45,725 | 47.5 |
28–29 | 31,288 | 38,382 | 69,670 | 55.1 |
30–31 | 56,592 | 71,165 | 127,757 | 55.7 |
32–33 | 133,450 | 164,768 | 298,218 | 55.3 |
34–35 | 338,158 | 416,552 | 754,710 | 55.2 |
36–37 | 1,006,292 | 1,496,184 | 2,502,476 | 59.8 |
38–39 | 3,632,480 | 5,441,531 | 9,074,011 | 60.0 |
40–41 | 2,553,334 | 2,367,207 | 4,920,541 | 48.1 |
> 42 | 327,221 | 303,210 | 630,431 | 48.1 |
Missing | 911,815 | 1,070,122 | 1,981,937 | |
Delivery Year | ||||
2011 | 1,340,324 | 1,565,564 | 2,905,888 | 53.9 |
2012 | 1,283,546 | 1,615,928 | 2,899,474 | 55.7 |
2013 | 1,253,726 | 1,644,557 | 2,898,283 | 56.7 |
2014 | 1,277,175 | 1,697,954 | 2,975,129 | 57.1 |
2015 | 1,336,952 | 1,672,150 | 3,009,102 | 55.6 |
2016 | 1,272,867 | 1,583,667 | 2,856,534 | 55.4 |
2017 | 1,292,295 | 1,626,081 | 2,918,376 | 55.7 |
Delivery presentation | ||||
Cephalic | 8,238,500 | 9,562,522 | 17,801,022 | 53.7 |
Breech | 92,719 | 620,941 | 713,660 | 87.0 |
Transverse | 1,622 | 47,792 | 49,414 | 96.7 |
Missing | 724,044 | 1,174,646 | 1,898,690 | |
Induced labour | ||||
Yes | 2,465,297 | 941,135 | 3,406,432 | 27.6 |
No | 5,555,713 | 8,975,386 | 14,531,099 | 61.8 |
Missing | 1,035,875 | 1,489,380 | 2,525,255 | |
Prelabour caesarean | ||||
Yes | 0 | 5,087,474 | 5,087,474 | 100.0 |
No | 0 | 4,375,777 | 4,375,777 | 100.0 |
Not applicable (no caesarean) | 7,781,452 | 69,172 | 7,850,624 | 0.9 |
Missing | 1,275,433 | 1,873,478 | 3,148,911 | |
Previous pregnancy and caesarean section | ||||
No previous pregnancy | 3,033,741 | 4,391,353 | 7,425,094 | 59.1 |
Previous caesarean delivery | 637,171 | 3,933,237 | 4,570,408 | 86.1 |
No previous caesarean delivery | 4,130,500 | 1,856,212 | 5,986,712 | 31.0 |
Missing | 1,225,099 | 1,255,473 | 2,480,572 | |
HID | ||||
Very High | 1,667,342 | 2,402,466 | 4,069,808 | 59.0 |
High | 4,503,476 | 6,801,017 | 11,304,493 | 60.2 |
Medium | 2,599,014 | 2,120,271 | 4,719,285 | 44.9 |
Low | 287,009 | 82,147 | 369,156 | 22.3 |