Differences in Cesarean Delivery Rates for Puerto Rican Mothers in Puerto Rico and in the U.S. Mainland, 2023

The cesarean delivery rate among Puerto Rican mothers in Puerto Rico was 50.9% in 2023, 51% higher than that for Puerto Rican mothers in the U.S. mainland, 33.8%. Cesarean delivery rates for Puerto Rican mothers in Puerto Rico were higher than rates for Puerto Rican mothers in the U.S. mainland for all maternal age groups, all gestational ages except early preterm, all sources of payment for the delivery (private insurance, Medicaid, and self-pay), and all states with statistically reliable data and D.C.