Live births by method of delivery, 2024.xlsx

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1	Live births by method of delivery and selected characteristics of mother: Colorado residents, 2024
2	Category	Level	Metric	Total Births	Total Vaginal Deliveries	Primary Vaginal Delivery	Vaginal Delivery After Previous C-Section	All C-Section Deliveries	Primary C-Section	Repeat C-Section
3	Total Live Births	All Ages	Number	64249	46302	44544	1758	17907	11582	6325
4	Total Live Births	All Ages	Percent	100	72.1	69.4	2.7	27.9	18	9.9
5	Age of Mother	10-14	Number	20	16	16	.	4	4	.
6	Age of Mother	10-14	Percent	100	80	80	.	20	20	.
7	Age of Mother	15-19	Number	2056	1718	1701	17	338	311	27
8	Age of Mother	15-19	Percent	100	83.6	82.7	0.8	16.4	15.1	1.3
9	Age of Mother	15-17	Number	532	462	458	4	70	70	.
10	Age of Mother	15-17	Percent	100	86.8	86.1	0.8	13.2	13.2	.
11	Age of Mother	18-19	Number	1524	1256	1243	13	268	241	27
12	Age of Mother	18-19	Percent	100	82.4	81.6	0.9	17.6	15.8	1.8
13	Age of Mother	20-24	Number	9488	7533	7371	162	1951	1481	470
14	Age of Mother	20-24	Percent	100	79.4	77.7	1.7	20.6	15.6	5
15	Age of Mother	25-29	Number	16481	12330	11873	457	4145	2782	1363
16	Age of Mother	25-29	Percent	100	74.8	72.1	2.8	25.2	16.9	8.3
17	Age of Mother	30-34	Number	20903	14924	14337	587	5961	3788	2173
18	Age of Mother	30-34	Percent	100	71.5	68.6	2.8	28.5	18.1	10.4
19	Age of Mother	35-39	Number	12483	8213	7788	425	4263	2451	1812
20	Age of Mother	35-39	Percent	100	65.8	62.4	3.4	34.2	19.6	14.5
21	Age of Mother	40+	Number	2813	1563	1453	110	1245	765	480
22	Age of Mother	40+	Percent	100	55.7	51.7	3.9	44.3	27.2	17.1
23	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	White Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	34032	24790	24034	756	9229	6265	2964
24	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	White Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	72.9	70.6	2.2	27.1	18.4	8.7
25	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Black Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	2881	1886	1774	112	993	602	391
26	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Black Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	65.5	61.6	3.9	34.5	20.9	13.6
27	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Asian Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	2753	1849	1784	65	903	610	293
28	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Asian Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	67.2	64.8	2.4	32.8	22.2	10.6
29	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	259	181	168	13	78	41	37
30	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	69.9	64.9	5	30.1	15.8	14.3
31	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	American Indian/Alaska Native Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	290	201	196	5	89	48	41
32	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	American Indian/Alaska Native Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	69.3	67.6	1.7	30.7	16.6	14.1
33	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Two Or More Races, Non-Hispanic	Number	1677	1184	1158	26	492	322	170
34	Race/Ethnicity of Mother	Two Or More Races, Non-Hispanic	Percent	100	70.6	69.1	1.6	29.4	19.2	10.1
35	Education of Mother	Less than High School	Number	6396	4797	4526	271	1594	893	701
36	Education of Mother	Less than High School	Percent	100	75.1	70.8	4.2	24.9	14	11
37	Education of Mother	High School/Some College	Number	24513	17876	17182	694	6623	4069	2554
38	Education of Mother	High School/Some College	Percent	100	73	70.1	2.8	27	16.6	10.4
39	Education of Mother	Associate's Degree or Greater	Number	32641	23107	22350	757	9516	6525	2991
40	Education of Mother	Associate's Degree or Greater	Percent	100	70.8	68.5	2.3	29.2	20	9.2
41	Martial Status	Married	Number	48816	34918	33539	1379	13869	8904	4965
42	Martial Status	Married	Percent	100	71.6	68.7	2.8	28.4	18.3	10.2
43	Martial Status	Unmarried	Number	15321	11299	10929	370	4011	2661	1350
44	Martial Status	Unmarried	Percent	100	73.8	71.4	2.4	26.2	17.4	8.8
45	Percentages are calculated using total births of each age, race/ethnicity, education, or marital status group as the denominator excluding cases with method of delivery unknown.
46	Sums may not add to total due to cases with method of delivery or certain characteristics of mother unknown.
47	* Indicates fewer than three events in the category.
48	Source: Vital Statistics Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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