Caesarean Rates
Sources of data:
- For England statistics were calculated by BirthChoiceUK using HES records21 Explanation of how we calculated this data from Hospital Episode Statistics.
- For Scotland, NHS Scotland Sexual and Reproductive Health Statistics22
- For Wales, the All Wales Perinatal Survey23
|
Elective |
Emergency |
Caesarean Rate |
England (2011) |
10.1% |
14.8% |
24.8% |
Scotland (2010) |
11.3% |
15.3% |
26.6% |
Wales (2011) |
11% |
15% |
26% |
Northern Ireland (2009) |
14.3% |
15.7% |
30% |