C-section rate by age U.S. 1996-2022 | Statista

Cesarean section rates increased with increasing age of mother in the United Sates. In 2022, around 18.9 percent of mothers under the age of 20 gave birth via c-section, while the rate of cesarean delivery for mothers aged 40 to 54 was 47.7 percent. In the recorded time period, c-section rates for most age groups peaked in 2007 and has decreased slightly since then.

Percentage of live births in the United States with a cesarean delivery from 1996 to 2022, by age of mother

Age of mother in years	Under 20	20 to 24	25 to 29	30 to 34	35 to 39	40 to 54
1996	15	17	21	24	27	32
2000	16	19	23	26	31	36
2007	23	27	31	36	42	48
2011	22	28	32	36	42	49
2013	22	28	31	36	42	50
2014	21	26	29	34	39	48
2015	20	26	30	35	41	48
2016	20	26	30	34	40	48
2017	20.1	25.9	30.1	34.3	40.2	48.2
2018	19.8	25.5	30	33.9	40.1	48
2019	19.3	25.1	29.6	33.7	40	47.4
2020	19.4	25.3	29.7	33.7	39.7	47.3
2021	19.4	25.4	29.7	33.8	39.9	47.5
2022	18.9	24.9	29.7	33.9	40	47.7

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April 2024

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1996 to 2022

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All figures are rounded. The statistic was assembled from several birth data reports published by CDC/NCHS.

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