It is worrying about the sex ratio in India. What might be the reasons for this?
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The country’s sex ratio at birth, which is the number of females born per 1,000 males, is showing a worrying decline, according to a Sample Registration System (SRS) survey. The figure stood at 896 for 2015-17, down from 898 in 2014-16 and 900 in 2013-15. Of the top 22 states for which data is available, 14 had a sex ratio better than the all-India average, while eight, including Delhi, had an inferior number. With a sex ratio of 833, Haryana continues to carry the ignominy of being the most unfair to the girl child among the surveyed states.
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India’s sex ratio, or the number of females per 1,000 males, declined to 896 in 2015-17 from 898 in 2014-16, according to a government survey. The data paints a worrying picture. In a series starting today, Mint shows how the nation’s demographic profile is changing.The country’s sex ratio at birth, which is the number of females born per 1,000 males, is showing a worrying decline, according to a Sample Registration System (SRS) survey. The figure stood at 896 for 2015-17, down from 898 in 2014-16 and 900 in 2013-15. Of the top 22 states for which data is available, 14 had a sex ratio better than the all-India average, while eight, including Delhi, had an inferior number. With a sex ratio of 833, Haryana continues to carry the ignominy of being the most unfair to the girl child among the surveyed states.