Sex-Ratio Imbalance in Asia: Trends, Consequences and Policy Responses

The following studies were undertaken at the request of UNFPA for presentation at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The Regional Analysis offers an overview of the mechanisms and consequences of the growing gender imbalances observed today in Asia.

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The following studies analyse different aspects of skewed sex balance ratios in four countries (China, India, Nepal and Viet Nam).

	Imbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth and Comprehensive Intervention in China Shuzhuo Li Institute for Population and Development Studies School of Public Policy and Administration Xi’an Jiaotong University Download Executive Summary Download full report (PDF)
	Characteristics of Sex-Ratio Imbalances in India and Future Scenarios Christophe Z. Guilmoto LPED/IRD, Paris Download Executive Summary Download full report (PDF)
	Sex Selection: Pervasiveness and Preparedness in Nepal Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities Download Executive Summary Download full report (PDF)
	New “Common Sense”: Family-Planning Policy and Sex Ratio in Viet Nam Findings from a qualitative study in Bac Ninh, Ha Tay and Binh Dinh The Institute for Social Development Studies Download Executive Summary Download full report (PDF)

Additional Resources:
	Missing Girls -- Box 29 of the 2005 State of World Population Report
	India: Restoring the Sex Ratio Balance
	The Tragedy of India's Never-born Girls
	Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds
	Missing Girls: China Addresses the Issue

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