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Caesarean deliveries in Egypt: more than half of all births
Egypt’s national rate compared with the WHO’s historical benchmark
At 52%, caesarean deliveries account for approximately one in two births in Egypt.
Upper end of the historical benchmark
World Health Organization
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Egyptian national rate
2014–2018
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WHO historical benchmark
15%
Egyptian national rate
52%
Some private hospitals in Cairo
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of births are caesarean deliveries
in some private hospitals
Benchmark: 15%; gap: 79 percentage points
Sources: World Health Organization / Egyptian Ministry of Health / Private hospital data