Table 1.
The proportion of caesarean deliveries at a national level in Bhutan, 2015–2019
| Year | Total deliveriesa | Facility deliveries | Total caesarean section deliveries | Chi-squared p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%)b | |||
| 2015 | 10,873 | 10,291 | (94.6) | 1863 | (18.1) | < 0.001 |
| 2016 | 11,430 | 10,902 | (95.4) | 1830 | (16.8) | |
| 2017 | 10,948 | 10,718 | (97.9) | 2143 | (20.0) | |
| 2018 | 11,134 | 10,980 | (98.6) | 2626 | (23.9) | |
| 2019 | 11,658 | 11,433 | (98.1) | 2457 | (21.5) | |
| Total | 56,043 | 54,324 | (96.9) | 10,919 | (20.1) | |
The total of caesarean deliveries are a sum of that reported at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu; Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelegphu; Eastern Regional Referral Hospital, Monggar; Samtse General Hospital, Samtse; Phuentsholing General Hospital, Chhukha; Trashigang General Hospital, Trashigang; and Wangdue General Hospital, Wangdue Phodrang
aThe volume of deliveries based on the Annual Health Bulletin 2015–2019, Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan [21–25]. The volume of non-institutional deliveries can be calculated by subtracting volume of facility deliveries from the total deliveries
bNational rates of caesarean delivery = Total caesarean section deliveries in the country / Total institutional or facility deliveries