Table 2 Trends of Fertility and Delivery Modes in Taiwan, 1996 to 2007
Year | General fertility rate | Number of births | Number of vaginal deliveries (%) | Number of c-sections (%) | Number of CDMR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 54 | 324,317 | 201,767 (73.72%) | 69,520 (25.40%) | 2,412 (0.88%) |
1997 | 53 | 324,980 | 201,080 (67.42%) | 93,139 (31.23%) | 4,025 (1.35%) |
1998 | 43 | 268,881 | 161,206 (65.75%) | 79,695 (32.51%) | 4,256 (1.74%) |
1999 | 45 | 284,073 | 169,141 (66.01%) | 82,674 (32.27%) | 4,406 (1.72%) |
2000 | 48 | 307,200 | 181,020 (65.68%) | 88,989 (32.29%) | 5,588 (2.03%) |
2001 | 41 | 257,866 | 157,067 (65.84%) | 75,753 (31.75%) | 5,753 (2.41%) |
2002 | 39 | 246,758 | 152,168 (65.81%) | 73,268 (31.69%) | 5,780 (2.50%) |
2003 | 36 | 227,447 | 143,675 (66.67%) | 66,956 (31.07%) | 4,855 (2.25%) |
2004 | 34 | 217,685 | 140,638 (67.68%) | 63,498 (30.56%) | 3,651 (1.76%) |
2005 | 33 | 206,462 | 133,275 (73.83%) | 43,999 (24.37%) | 3,245 (1.80%) |
2006 | 33 | 205,720 | 131,225 (73.27%) | 44,057 (24.60%) | 3,801 (2.13%) |
2007 | 32 | 203,711 | 128,225 (72.39%) | 44,664 (25.21%) | 4,244 (2.40%) |
Total | NA | 2,463,343 | 1,900,487 (68.40%) | 826,212 (29.73%) | 52,016 (1.87%) |