| Indication | Frequency | Percentage |
| Failure to progress in labour (emergency caesarean sections) | 770 | 20.0 |
| Previous caesarean section (elective caesarean sections) | 518 | 13.5 |
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 355 | 9.2 |
| Fetal distress | 307 | 8.0 |
| Persistent breech presentation | 290 | 7.5 |
| Obstructed labour | 280 | 7.3 |
| Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | 265 | 6.9 |
| Malpresentation and malposition | 190 | 4.9 |
| Prolonged pregnancy | 155 | 4.0 |
| Twin gestation | 140 | 3.6 |
| Failed induction of labour | 115 | 3.0 |
| Preterm labour | 100 | 2.6 |
| Severe oligohydramnios | 65 | 1.7 |
| Cord presentation/cord prolapse | 65 | 1.7 |
| Elderly primigravida | 50 | 1.3 |
| Bad obstetric history | 45 | 1.2 |
| Preterm labour | 30 | 0.8 |
| Maternal request | 30 | 0.8 |
| Retained second twin | 25 | 0.6 |
| Conception by assisted reproductive technology | 25 | 0.6 |
| Triplet gestation | 20 | 0.5 |
| Higher order pregnancy | 5 | 0.1 |
| Pregnancy after successful vesico-vaginal fistular repair | 5 | 0.1 |
| Total | 3850 | 100 |