Caesarean sections

Egypt adopts monitoring mechanism to curb rising rate of C-sections

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 - 07:38 GMT

According to the 2021 Egypt Health Issues Survey conducted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), C-sections accounted for 72% of total deliveries in Egypt, up from 51.8% in 2014. The data revealed that nearly three out of four women had their most recent child via cesarean.

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