Table 2.
Hospital-based caesarean section rates by age, education and residence in selected Arab countries
| Arab countries | Mother’s age | Mother’s education | Residence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-34 | 35+ | Below secondary | Secondary+ | Rural | Urban | |
| Algeria | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 6.9 |
| Bahrain | 15.2 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 17.9 | - | - |
| Egypt | 20.1 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 17.4 | 23.7 |
| Gaza | 4.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 |
| Jordan | 5.8 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| Kuwait | 4.8 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Lebanon | 14.5 | 21.2 | 14.9 | 20.1 | - | - |
| Mauritania | - | - | 2.4 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Morocco | 7.0 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 9.2 |
| Oman | 6.2 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 7.7 |
| Qatar | 13.9 | 21.4 | 14.7 | 16.5 | - | - |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.8 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| Sudan | 25.2 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 18.6 |
| Syria | 10.3 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 12.8 |
| UAE | 12.5 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 10.5 |
| West Bank | 5.9 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Yemen | 6.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 |