Perinatal Health Indicators (PHI):

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Notes:
Data from Quebec are excluded as they are not available from the CIHI-DAD.
Province/territory of residence based on health card. Province/territory comparison excludes data from unknown provinces and territories.
Primary Cesarean: The primary cesarean rate is the number of cesarean deliveries to women who have not had a previous cesarean delivery, expressed as a percentage of all deliveries to women who have not had a cesarean previously. This includes deliveries to primiparous and multiparous women.
Repeat Cesarean: The repeat cesarean rate is the percentage of cesarean deliveries among women who have previously had a cesarean delivery.
  • F Cells highlighted in red indicate where estimates are unreleasable due to small numbers

    • Source:
    Canadian Institute for Health Information-Discharge Abstract Database (CIHI-DAD), 2013-2022.

    Definition Number of cesarean deliveries as a percentage of total number of hospital deliveries
    Data Available Trend
    Province/territory of occurrence
    Province/territory of residence
    Estimate Calculation Numerator: Number of cesarean deliveries (primary cesarean, repeat cesarean, or either) in Canada
    Denominator: Total number of hospital deliveries for women (those without previous cesarean, those with a previous cesarean, or either) in Canada
    Additional Remarks Data from Quebec are excluded as they are not available from the CIHI-DAD. Results were obtained for patient's province of residence and province of occurrence.

    Suggested Citation:

    Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Perinatal Health Indicators Data Tool, 2024 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2024.

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    Date modified:
    2024-06-11