Objective: To obtain cesarean-section (CS) rates according to the Robson Group Classification in five different regions of Brazil.
Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study using data from secondary birth records from the Computer Science Department of the Brazilian Unified Health System (Datasus, in Portuguese) between January 1st, 2014, and December 31st, 2016, including all live births in Brazil.
Results: The overall rate of CS was of 56%.