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TABLE 12:
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- 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) |
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