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Live Births by Method of Delivery and
Rates of Cesarean Delivery, 1989–2005
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All births |
Vaginal |
Cesarean |
Cesarean
rate |
| 1989 |
3,798,734 |
2,793,463 |
826,955 |
22.8 |
| 1990 |
4,110,563 |
3,111,421 |
914,096 |
22.7 |
| 1995 |
3,899,589 |
3,063,724 |
806,722 |
20.8 |
| 2000 |
4,058,814 |
3,108,188 |
923,991 |
22.9 |
| 2002 |
4,021,726 |
2,958,423 |
1,043,846 |
26.1 |
| 2003 |
4,089,950 |
2,949,853 |
1,119,388 |
27.5 |
| 2004 |
4,112,052 |
2,903,341 |
1,190,210 |
29.1 |
| 2005 |
4,138,349 |
2,873,918 |
1,248,815 |
30.3 |
Source: National Center for Health
Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 56, no. 6,
Dec. 5, 2007. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs .
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education,
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