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2020
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international comparisons Caesarean section rate safe childbirth development maternal mortality double burden abusiverecourse to Caesarean sectionSujets proches
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Alexandre Dumont et al., « Too many yet too few: The double burden of Caesarean births », Population & Societies, ID : 10670/1.701553...
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The Caesarean section rate varies worldwide from 1% to 58%. It is particularly low (below 5%) in less developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Mali (2%), Nigeria (3%), and the Congo (5%). At the other end of the spectrum, it is over 30% in European countries such as Cyprus (57%), Georgia (41%), Romania (40%), and Italy (35%). It is also high in Latin America, which has a long history of Caesarean deliveries. The Dominican Republic has the highest rate (58%), followed by Brazil (55%), Chile (50%), and Excuador (49%).
