Caesarean sections

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• Mainland Portugal
• Region

Mainland Portugal

Caesarean sections per 100 births

(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Finland, OECD Health Data (2008). Source: INE, 2008.

(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Finland, OECD Health Data (2008). Source: INE, 2008

In Portugal, caesarean sections reached 35,6 per 100 live births, in 2007. This value represents a relative increase of 8,4%, from 2004 to 2007.
This indicator is diverging from 2010 target.

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Region

Caesarean sections per 100  births, by Region

(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal  b) Finland, OECD Health Data (2006).
Source: INE, 2008

(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal  b) Finland, OECD Health Data (2006).
(c) NUTs level 2 (2002).
Source: INE, 2008

From 2004 to 2007, the caesarean birth rate in mainland Portugal increased by 8,4%, from 32,8% to 35,6%. Norte stood out, both in 2004 and 2007, as showing the highest values in mainland Portugal (36,7% in 2004 and 40,2% in 2007), whereas the Alentejo showed the lowest values for both years (21,7% and 22,2%).

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