Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms.[1]

In a ca. 2002 study, the natural sex ratio at birth was estimated to be close to 1.06 males/female.[2] In most societies, adult males tend to have higher death rates due to natural and violent causes, such as homicide and warfare, than adult females (for example, in the USA as of 2006, an adult non-elderly male is 3 to 6 times more likely to become a victim of a homicide and 2.5 to 3.5 times more likely to die in an accident than a female of the same age[3]).

Country Sex Ratio

India 933

China 944

USA 1029

Indonesia 1004

Brazil 1025

Pakistan 938

Bangladesh 951

Japan 1041

Russian Fed. 1140

Source:World Pop. Prospects, mid year estimates, 1998

Year No. of Females1901 972

1911 964

1921 955

1931 950

1941 945

1951 946

1961 941

1971 930

1981 934

1991 927

2001 933

Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males)

Total Population

Child population in the age group 0-6

Population aged 7 and above

1991 2001 1991 2001 1991 2001

India 927 933 945 927 923 935

Rajasthan

910 922 916 909 908 925

Caste system Economic oppressions Denial of right to property False sense of impurity. Deprivation of education

Reasons :

FEMALE FOETICIDE : THE EVIL IN INDIA

“It is an extreme manifestation of violence against

women.”Female fetuses are selectively aborted after pre-natal sex

determination.

FEMALE FOETICIDE : THE EVIL IN INDIA