Definitions of caesarean section rates and mortality rates
| Rate | Definition |
| Population caesarean section rate | Number of caesarean sections/estimated number of births in the population (including stillbirths, based on crude birth rate, stillbirth rate and population) |
| In-facility caesarean section rate | Number of caesarean sections/number of in-facility deliveries (including stillbirths) |
| In-facility maternal mortality rate | Number of in-facility maternal deaths/number of in-facility births (including stillbirths) |
| Caesarean section mortality rate | Number of maternal deaths with caesarean section (death during or after the procedure, before discharge)/number of caesarean sections |