From 1996 to 2023, cesarean delivery rates in the U.S. varied from one ethnicity to another, with non-Hispanic Black women having the highest rate of c-sections, with a percentage of 37 in 2023. The discrepancy between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White has increased from two percentage points in 2007 to over seven percentage points in 2023.
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Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race
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Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic Asian
Non-Hispanic native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
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CDC. (March 18, 2025). Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race." Chart. March 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2025). Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Live Births by Cesarean Delivery in The United States from 1996 to 2023, by Ethnicity and Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 1996 to 2023, by ethnicity and race [Graph], CDC, March 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206228/live-births-by-cesarean-delivery-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
