Highest C-section rates at major U.S. hospitals in 2017
This statistic depicts large U.S. hospitals with the highest Cesarean section (C-section) rates among first-time, low-risk mothers in the U.S. as of 2017. According to the data, South Miami Hospital in Miami, Florida had a C-section rate for first-time, low-risk mothers of around 51 percent. The targeted national average in the U.S. for such births is under 24 percent.
