Based on a comparison of 27 countries in 2013, Turkey ranked the highest in caesarean surgeries per 1,000 live births with 504 followed by Mexico and Italy. On the other end of the scale was Israel with 154, Finland with 158 and Sweden with 164.
Data for more countries are available at Caesarean Surgeries (Per 1,000 Live Births) indicator page.
| Caesarean Surgeries (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Austria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 265 | 271 | 282 | 283 | 283 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 266 | 264 | 262 | 261 | 262 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | 196 | 205 | 212 | 225 | 233 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 285 | 294 | 303 | 314 | 311 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 289 | 305 | 317 | 328 | 336 | ... | ||||
| Ireland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 253 | 256 | 259 | 260 | 269 | |||||||||||
| Italy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 392 | 386 | 388 | 385 | 377 | |||||||||
| Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 258 | 268 | 261 | 258 | 277 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | ... | 407 | 439 | 420 | 448 | 490 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 232 | 233 | 241 | 238 | 243 | ||||||||||
| Poland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 190 | 193 | 228 | 260 | 299 | ||||
| Portugal | 312 | 327 | 330 | 360 | 348 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 354 | 354 | 351 | 352 | 346 | ... | ||||||||
| Spain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 254 | 247 | 250 | 250 | 249 | |||||||||
| Turkey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 380 | 418 | 442 | 472 | 475 |
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