C-Section Births in India Rise Fourfold Since 2008-09: Govt

New Delhi: Caesarean section deliveries in India have recorded a more than four-fold increase over the last 16 years, now accounting for more than 27 per cent of all reported childbirths in 2024-25, the government has informed Parliament.

- Press Trust Of India

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav said that while the total reported deliveries remained largely stable, rising marginally from 1.88 crore to 1.98 crore between 2008-09 and 2024-25, C-sections jumped from 12.03 lakh to over 54.35 lakh during the period.

The data shows the figure has increased consistently year-on-year. The share of C-section deliveries in total reported deliveries first crossed the double-digit mark in 2012-13 at 11.47 per cent. It subsequently moved past the 20 per cent mark in 2020-21. By 2023-24, one in every four reported deliveries (25.27 per cent) was a C-section, a figure that further rose to 27.46 per cent in 2024-25.