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The data suggests 18 states/UT had birth sex ratio higher than 107 implying excess males at birth and/or excess female mortalities after birth but before she reaches the age of 1, 13 states/UT had normal child sex ratios in the 0–1 age group, and 4 states/UT had birth sex ratio less than 103 implying excess females at birth and/or excess male ...
A report released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2020 said that nearly 45.8 million girls were missing in India due to pre and post-birth selection practices in the country. [55] A study by Washington based think tank Pew Research said that at least 9 million girls are ‘missing’ in India between 2009-2019 as a result of female ...
Women in India are not being fully educated on contraception usage and what they are putting in their bodies. [9] From 2005 to 2006 data was collected to indicate only 15.6% of women using contraception in India were informed of all their options and what those options actually do. [9] Contraceptive usage has been rising gradually in India.
Maternal mortality in India is the maternal death of a woman in India during pregnancy or after pregnancy, including post-abortion or post-birth periods. [1] Different countries and cultures have different rates and causes for maternal death. [ 2 ]
Another way of decreasing female infanticide rates is by providing families with incentives to give birth to females. India's Girl Child Protection Scheme [31] is one such scheme that encourages female births by providing families with financial support if they give birth to female children and additional support to those families whose ...
According to Indian National Crime Record Bureau, in 2012, 8,233 dowry death cases were reported across India, [38] or dowry issues cause 1.4 deaths per year per 100,000 women in India. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] For contextual reference, the United Nations reports a worldwide average female homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 women, and an average of 1.6 ...
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Indian birth control activists (3 P) S. Sex selection in India (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Birth control in India" ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...