India’s Bias for Sons Over Daughters Reducing, Pew Research Says
- Sex ratio improved to 108 boys per 100 females in 2019-21
- Govt initiatives to protect girls are showing results
A report found that decades of efforts by India’s government to deter prenatal sex determination and protect baby girls have started yielding results.
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India’s sex ratio imbalance -- one of the world’s most skewed -- is gradually improving with families less likely to use abortion to ensure the birth of sons rather than daughters, a Pew Research report said.
The report found that decades of efforts by the government to deter prenatal sex determination and protect baby girls have started yielding results. Pew analyzed recently released data from India’s National Family Health Survey, which collects information on fertility, infant and child mortality, and family planning, among others.