DEFINITION
Number of
births by caesarean section per 1000 live births (year 2000).
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | Italy: | 333 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #2 | Australia: | 217 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #3 | United States: | 211 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #4 | Germany: | 209 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #5 | Canada: | 205 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #6 | Ireland: | 204 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #7 | New Zealand: | 202 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #8 | Austria: | 172 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #9 | France: | 171 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #10 | United Kingdom: | 170 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #11 | Belgium: | 159 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #12 | Finland: | 157 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #13 | Denmark: | 145 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #14 | Sweden: | 144 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #15 | Norway: | 137 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| #16 | Netherlands: | 129 live births per 1,000 pe | |
| |
Total: |
2,965 live births per 1,000 pe |
| |
Weighted average: |
185.3 live births per 1,000 pe |
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DEFINITION: Number of
births by caesarean section per 1000 live births (year 2000).