List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio
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The sex ratio of the different administrative divisions of China has been the subject of academic study because of a high imbalance in births since the 1990s[citation needed] and female infanticide further worsening the imbalanced sex ratios at birth.
Gender ratio for ages 1–4
[edit]The figures are from the intercensus survey of 2005, which was carried out in November 2005 on a representative 1% of the total population.[1]
Rank | Name | Boys for every 100 girls |
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1 | Jiangxi | 143 |
2 | Henan | 142 |
3 | Anhui | 138 |
4 | Hainan | 134 |
5 | Hunan | 133 |
5 | Guangdong | 133 |
7 | Hubei | 129 |
8 | Guizhou | 127 |
9 | Shaanxi | 125 |
10 | Jiangsu | 123 |
11 | Hebei | 122 |
11 | Guangxi | 122 |
13 | Gansu | 120 |
14 | Fujian | 119 |
14 | Chongqing | 119 |
16 | Tianjin | 118 |
17 | Sichuan | 116 |
17 | Shandong | 116 |
19 | Yunnan | 115 |
20 | Liaoning | 114 |
21 | Zhejiang | 113 |
22 | Beijing | 112 |
22 | Shanxi | 112 |
22 | Jilin | 112 |
22 | Ningxia | 112 |
26 | Heilongjiang | 111 |
26 | Qinghai | 111 |
28 | Shanghai | 109 |
29 | Inner Mongolia | 107 |
30 | Xinjiang | 106 |
31 | Tibet | 104 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wei Xing Zhu; Li Lun; Therese Hesketh (9 April 2009). "China's excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey". British Medical Journal. 338: b1211. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1211. PMC 2667570. PMID 19359290.