In 2019, around 43 of all live births in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean were cesarean deliveries, while around only 9 percent of live births in low- and middle-income countries in Africa were delievered by c-section. This statistic shows the percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region.
Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region
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Guttmacher Institute. (July 29, 2020). Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region." Chart. July 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of Live Births That Were Cesarean Deliveries in Low- and Middle-income Countries in 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Guttmacher Institute, Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Percentage of live births that were cesarean deliveries in low- and middle-income countries in 2019, by region [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269611/cesarean-deliveries-share-lmics-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
