International Cesarean Awareness Network of Connecticut

Statistics regarding Cesareans and VBAC

Some statistics taken from the CDC. Can be found at Center for Disease Control

  •  Cesarean rate for 2004 was 29.1%
  •  That rate if up from 27.6% in 2003
  •  Cesareans in the United States have risen 40% since 1996
  •  First time Cesareans are at a record high of 20.6%
  •  The VBAC rate fell to 9.2%

 

 State Name
 National Ranking 2006 %
 2005 %
 New Jersey
#1
 37.4% 36.3%
 Florida#2
36.1%

34.9% 

 Louisiana#3
35.4%
36.8%
Mississippi
#4
35.4%

35.1% 

West Virginia
#5
35.2%
34.2%
Kentucky
#6
34.5%
33.9%
Connecticut
#7
34.1%
32.4%
Alabama
#8
33.4%
31.8%
Oklahoma
#9
33.3%
32.5%
Arkansas#10
33.2%

31.5%

Massachusetts#11
33.2%
32.2%
Texas
#12
33.2%
32.6%
South Caronlina
#13
32.9%
32.7%
New York
#14
32.6%
31.5%
Tennessee
#15
32.4%
31.1%
Vriginia
#16
32.4%
31.4%
Nevada
#17
32.3%
31.0%
Maryland
#18
32.3%
 31.1%
California
#19
31.3%
30.7%
Georgia
#20
31.3%
30.5%
Rhode Island
#21
31.1%
30.3%
Deleware
#22
30.7%
30.0%
Washington DC
#23
30.6%
30.5%
Missouri
#24
30.2%
29.7%
Maine
#25
29.9%
28.3%
New Hampshire
#26
29.9%
28.0%
North Carolina
#27
29.9%
29.3%
Michigan
#28
29.8%
28.8%
Pennsylvania#29
29.7%
28.9%
Illinois
#30
29.6%
28.8%
Kansas
#31
29.3%
28.9%
Ohio
#32
29.3%
28.1%
Indiana
#33
29.0%
28.2%
Nebraska
#34
28.8%
28.6%
Washington
#35
28.4%
27.8%
Oregon
#3628.2%
27.6%
Montana
#37
28.0%
25.8%
North Dakota
#38
27.8%
26.4%
Iowa
#39
27.7%
26.7%
South Dakota
#4027.0%
25.1%
Wyoming
#41
26.3%
24.6%
Vermont
#42
26.0%
25.9%
Arizona
#43
25.6%
24.7%
Hawaii
#44
25.6%
25.6%
Minnesota
#45
25.4%
25.3%
Colorado
#46
25.3%
24.6%
Wisconsin
#47
24.6%
23.7%
New Mexico
#48
23.3%
22.2%
Alaska
#49
23.0%
21.9%
Idaho
#50
22.8%
22.6%
Utah
#51
21.5%
21.6%