Press release No. N 022 of 26 April 2022
- Schleswig-Holstein had the highest proportion of deliveries by Caesarean section, Berlin the lowest
- Rate of Caesarean deliveries almost doubled in Germany since 1991
WIESBADEN – Roughly 220,700 women delivered by Caesarean section in 2020, which means that nearly one out of three births in hospitals in Germany was by Caesarean section. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the Caesarean rate was 29.7% for the whole of Germany. It was almost the same in 2019 (29.6%). The proportion of such surgical interventions nearly doubled over the last 30 years. 15.3% of women gave birth by Caesarean section in 1991. There are several obstetric procedures apart from Caesarean section which are used only rarely. A vacuum extractor was employed in 6.0% of deliveries in 2020, forceps were used in 0.4%.
