Table 1

Births and C-sections by type of insurance and hospital

YearTotalPublic insurancePrivate insurance
Public hospitalPrivate hospitalPublic hospitalPrivate hospital
BirthsC-sectionsBirthsC-sectionsBirthsC-sectionsBirthsC-sectionsBirthsC-sections
(#)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)
2001168 91924.485.320.21.661.83.047.510.147.6
2002167 19424.884.220.32.561.92.347.411.046.5
2003162 89725.883.221.44.959.82.242.29.742.8
2004164 58928.581.523.67.959.11.650.29.042.7
2005161 83829.281.324.18.659.71.454.68.743.3
2006161 19430.979.425.010.260.61.254.99.246.0
2007163 52134.179.528.39.562.01.454.69.651.5
2008171 73934.576.726.812.268.31.651.79.550.5
2009185 41537.173.126.815.372.41.652.110.055.4
2010182 65637.673.827.614.374.41.552.410.455.3
2011178 59439.671.828.816.275.31.455.310.655.6
2012177 07242.765.429.620.075.42.146.312.558.2
2013174 66744.364.830.820.576.41.556.213.259.1
2014184 78744.763.430.920.677.21.356.614.757.3
Total2 405 08234.475.725.812.071.01.750.710.651.8
  • Authors’ analysis of hospital discharge data, 2001–2014.