Missing Female Births

Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
We identify 12 countries with strong statistical evidence of SRB imbalance during 1970–2017, resulting in 45.0 (95% uncertainty …
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
Web Appendix Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels
This web appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors. Supplement to: Chao, F., Gerland, P., Cook, A.
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries With Outlying Levels
We implemented Bayesian methods for probabilistic sex ratio at birth (SRB) estimation and projection for all countries based on an …
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels
Under normal circumstances, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) has been reported to vary between 1.04 and 1.07. But gender discrimination and …
Fengqing Chao, Leontine Alkema, Patrick Gerland
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