Table 3. Mode of delivery by facility, Mexico, 2008–2017.
| Year | No. of total live births | Vaginal deliveries, no. (%) | Caesarean deliveries, no. (%) | Other deliveries, no. (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-ministry facilities | ||||
| 2008 | 891 023 | 593 563 (66.6) | 286 540 (32.2) | 10 920 (1.2) |
| 2009 | 988 826 | 655 255 (66.3) | 322 576 (32.6) | 10 995 (1.1) |
| 2010 | 1 018 289 | 673 967 (66.2) | 333 062 (32.7) | 11 260 (1.1) |
| 2011 | 1 051 779 | 695 015 (66.1) | 345 762 (32.9) | 11 002 (1.0) |
| 2012 | 1 060 571 | 695 124 (65.5) | 355 007 (33.5) | 10 440 (1.0) |
| 2013 | 1 044 013 | 674 955 (64.7) | 359 225 (34.4) | 9 833 (0.9) |
| 2014 | 1 045 159 | 670 942 (64.2) | 364 984 (34.9) | 9 233 (0.9) |
| 2015 | 1 027 982 | 670 380 (65.2) | 346 761 (33.7) | 10 841 (1.1) |
| 2016 | 983 672 | 644 115 (65.5) | 328 642 (33.4) | 10 915 (1.1) |
| 2017 | 953 825 | 629 035 (65.9) | 315 153 (33.0) | 9 637 (1.0) |
| Private facilities | ||||
| 2008 | 420 866 | 114 193 (27.1) | 304 432 (72.3) | 2241 (0.5) |
| 2009 | 409 083 | 104 571 (25.6) | 302 707 (74.0) | 1805 (0.4) |
| 2010 | 414 353 | 99 743 (24.1) | 313 140 (75.6) | 1470 (0.4) |
| 2011 | 424 570 | 91 604 (21.6) | 331 369 (78.0) | 1597 (0.4) |
| 2012 | 446 416 | 94 028 (21.1) | 350 947 (78.6) | 1441 (0.3) |
| 2013 | 442 888 | 90 630 (20.5) | 350 879 (79.2) | 1379 (0.3) |
| 2014 | 439 936 | 85 546 (19.4) | 352 994 (80.2) | 1396 (0.3) |
| 2015 | 444 782 | 87 404 (19.7) | 351 880 (79.1) | 5498 (1.2) |
| 2016 | 456 419 | 87 611 (19.2) | 361 136 (79.1) | 7672 (1.7) |
| 2017 | 463 826 | 85 288 (18.4) | 370 049 (79.8) | 8489 (1.8) |
| Employment-based insurance facilities | ||||
| 2008 | 551 250 | 292 964 (53.1) | 246 417 (44.7) | 11 869 (2.2) |
| 2009 | 552 502 | 282 027 (51.0) | 258 359 (46.8) | 12 116 (2.2) |
| 2010 | 534 147 | 272 279 (51.0) | 250 800 (47.0) | 11 068 (2.1) |
| 2011 | 579 401 | 300 690 (51.9) | 267 248 (46.1) | 11 463 (2.0) |
| 2012 | 592 562 | 314 097 (53.0) | 267 779 (45.2) | 10 686 (1.8) |
| 2013 | 601 196 | 318 228 (52.9) | 271 818 (45.2) | 11 150 (1.9) |
| 2014 | 591 372 | 315 742 (53.4) | 265 250 (44.9) | 10 380 (1.8) |
| 2015 | 577 528 | 325 062 (56.3) | 238 219 (41.2) | 14 247 (2.5) |
| 2016 | 558 101 | 317 081 (56.8) | 227 148 (40.7) | 13 872 (2.5) |
| 2017 | 566 966 | 322 772 (56.9) | 231 458 (40.8) | 12 736 (2.2) |
| Military facilities | ||||
| 2008 | 13 924 | 8170 (58.7) | 5687 (40.8) | 67 (0.5) |
| 2009 | 13 072 | 7426 (56.8) | 5616 (43.0) | 30 (0.2) |
| 2010 | 12 911 | 7307 (56.6) | 5571 (43.1) | 33 (0.3) |
| 2011 | 13 317 | 7764 (58.3) | 5492 (41.2) | 61 (0.5) |
| 2012 | 13 878 | 7988 (57.6) | 5840 (42.1) | 50 (0.4) |
| 2013 | 13 677 | 7922 (57.9) | 5700 (41.7) | 55 (0.4) |
| 2014 | 13 363 | 7611 (57.0) | 5706 (42.7) | 46 (0.3) |
| 2015 | 12 359 | 7398 (59.9) | 4849 (39.2) | 112 (0.9) |
| 2016 | 11 618 | 7247 (62.4) | 4221 (36.3) | 150 (1.3) |
| 2017 |
10 628 |
6383 (60.1) |
4168 (39.2) |
77 (0.7) |
|
Other facilities | ||||
| 2008 |
101 317 |
74 441 (73.5) |
25 942 (25.6) |
934 (0.9) |
| 2009 | 95 225 | 70 143 (73.7) | 24 287 (25.5) | 795 (0.8) |
| 2010 | 93 411 | 66 827 (71.5) | 25 726 (27.5) | 858 (0.9) |
| 2011 | 97 993 | 68 771 (70.2) | 28 273 (28.9) | 949 (1.0) |
| 2012 | 93 265 | 66 007 (70.8) | 26 324 (28.2) | 934 (1.0) |
| 2013 | 93 299 | 65 243 (69.9) | 26 895 (28.8) | 1161 (1.2) |
| 2014 | 87 489 | 60 994 (69.7) | 25 402 (29.0) | 1093 (1.2) |
| 2015 | 82 548 | 55 975 (67.8) | 24 898 (30.2) | 1675 (2.0) |
| 2016 | 70 443 | 49 691 (70.5) | 19 332 (27.4) | 1420 (2.0) |
| 2017 | 69 262 | 48 480 (70.0) | 19 378 (28.0) | 1404 (2.0) |
a Other deliveries are forceps, problematic deliveries, other and unspecified.