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TABLE 12
LIVE BIRTHS BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA AND MODE OF DELIVERY
British Columbia, 2001

Table, Live Birth by Local Health Area and Mode of Delivery

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FIGURE 10
CESAREAN DELIVERIES OF LIVE BORN INFANTS
BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 2001

Figure, Cesarean Deliveries of Live Born Infants by Local Health Area


HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 12/FIGURE 10
  • There were 10,504 cesarean deliveries of live born babies in 2001, and 25,250 spontaneous vertex deliveries. The 2001 cesarean section rate was 260.15 per 1,000 live births.

  • The cesarean ratio is the number of C-section births in the area, compared to the number that would be expected based on the provincial rate and the number of live births in the area. The three Local Health Areas (LHAs) with cesarean ratios that were statistically significant and high in 2001 (with the number of cesarean deliveries in parentheses) were:
    027 Cariboo-Chilcotin 1.66 (136)
    080 Kitimat 1.48 (40)
    038 Richmond 1.12 (470)

  • There were seven LHAs with cesarean ratios that were statistically significant and low in 2001 (with the number of cesarean deliveries in parentheses). These were:
    002 Cranbrook 0.57 (35)
    001 Fernie 0.60 (19)
    006/007 Kootenay Lake/Nelson 0.62 (40)
    052 Prince Rupert 0.63 (36)
    005 Creston 0.66 (22)
    015 Penticton 0.66 (50)
    059 Peace River South 0.76 (54)

  • The 2001 provincial live birth rate was 9.86 live births per 1,000 population. The five LHAs with the highest live birth rates in 2001 (actual numbers in parentheses) were:
    060 Peace River North 14.66 (472)
    034 Abbotsford 13.56 (1,592)
    036 Surrey 13.40 (4,842)
    053 Upper Skeena 13.30 (82)
    055/093 Burns Lake/Eutsuk 12.89 (103)

  • The six LHAs with the lowest live birth rates in 2001 (actual numbers in parentheses) were:
    017 Princeton 5.26 (29)
    003 Kimberley 5.80 (53)
    046 Sunshine Coast 5.92 (164)
    069 Qualicum 5.95 (246)
    004 Windermere 5.98 (62)
    045 West Vancouver/Bowen Is. 5.98 (296)