In 2022, the cost of a C-section delivery in a hospital in the United States was 13,601 U.S. dollars, the highest by far compared to other countries in the international report. To illustrate, a C-section in a hospital in Germany cost just 2,419 U.S. dollars. The cost of childbirth vaginally was also highest in the U.S. that year.
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Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022
(in U.S. dollars)
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IFHP, & HCCI. (January 14, 2025). Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/
IFHP, und HCCI. "Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/
IFHP, HCCI. (2025). Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/
IFHP, and HCCI. "Median Cost for a Cesarean Section Delivery in Hospitals in Select Countries in 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/
IFHP & HCCI, Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/ (last visited June 19, 2025)
Median cost for a cesarean section delivery in hospitals in select countries in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], IFHP, & HCCI, January 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312028/cost-of-hospital-and-physician-for-a-c-section-delivery-by-country/
