Caesarean Births

HC Deb 18 May 1994 vol 243 c517W

Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list for each year for the last 10 years the number of Caesarean births.

Mr. Sackville

The estimated figures for England for the years 1982 to 1985 and 1988–89 to 1991–92 are shown in the table. These figures relate to deliveries in hospitals and not to the number of babies born.

Data are unavailable for the years 1986 to 1987–88 because of changes to the data collection system.

Year	Estimated Number of Deliveries	Estimated Number of Caesarian Section	Percentage by Caesarian Section
1982	574,620	58,110	110.1
1983	578,300	58,370	110.1
1984	586,110	59,140	110.1
1985	605,120	63,270	110.5
1988–89	642,000	64,000	210.0
1989–90	643,000	77,000	212.0
1990–91	659,000	86,000	213.0
1991–92	649,000	84,000	213.0

Source:

¹ Hospital in-Patient Enquiry.

² Hospital Episode Statistics (These estimates are based upon incomplete data, and are rounded to the nearest 1,000).