Total Caesarean Sections

This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. Poland increased 3.9% of Total Caesarean Sections in 2019, compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2014 South Korea Total Caesarean Sections grew 3.7% year on year attaining 456.8 Units (Surgical Procedures) Per Thousand Live Births.
  3. In 2019 Ireland was ranked number 5 in Total Caesarean Sections.

Top Countries in Total Caesarean Sections

Units (Surgical Procedures) Per Thousand Live Births - 1990 to 2019

# 30 Countries Units (Surgical Procedures) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Turkey
558 2019 +1.6 % +1.8 % View data
2 #2
South Korea
457 2019 +1.7 % +3.7 % View data
3 #3
Poland
404 2019 +3.9 % +2.5 % View data
4 #4
Hungary
386 2019 +1.4 % +1.6 % View data
5 #5
Ireland
335 2019 +1.0 % +2.9 % View data
6 #6
Italy
331 2019 -0.4 % -1.5 % View data
7 #7
Switzerland
316 2019 -0.0 % -1.0 % View data
8 #8
Luxembourg
304 2019 +1.5 % -0.9 % View data
9 #9
Slovakia
301 2019 +2.7 % -0.4 % View data
10 #10
Germany
299 2019 +0.8 % -0.6 % View data
11 #11
Austria
295 2019 +1.8 % +0.1 % View data
12 #12
United Kingdom
287 2019 +0.4 % +2.6 % View data
13 #13
Canada
280 2019 +0.8 % +1.3 % View data
14 #14
New Zealand
276 2019 +1.1 % +1.0 % View data
15 #15
Spain
245 2019 -0.1 % -0.4 % View data
16 #16
Latvia
239 2019 -1.0 % +3.7 % View data
17 #17
Czech Republic
237 2019 +2.5 % -1.4 % View data
18 #18
Costa Rica
229 2019 +1.1 % +0.8 % View data
19 #19
Slovenia
224 2019 +1.2 % +1.3 % View data
20 #20
Belgium
212 2019 +0.5 % +0.5 % View data
21 #21
France
196 2019 +0.6 % -0.1 % View data
22 #22
Denmark
196 2019 +2.0 % -1.9 % View data
23 #23
Lithuania
191 2019 +0.1 % -1.4 % View data
24 #24
Estonia
189 2019 +1.6 % -1.1 % View data
25 #25
Sweden
171 2019 -0.2 % -0.2 % View data
26 #26
Finland
165 2019 +0.4 % +0.8 % View data
27 #27
Iceland
163 2019 +1.2 % +1.0 % View data
28 #28
Netherlands
161 2019 +0.8 % -0.1 % View data
29 #29
Norway
158 2019 -0.1 % -0.9 % View data
30 #30
Israel
151 2019 +1.4 % -2.2 % View data

Source: OECD

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