National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment

Alkema, Leontine; Chao, Fengqing; You, Danzhen; Pedersen, Jon; Sawyer, Cheryl

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70280-3

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National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment

Published in The Lancet Global Health • Aug 27, 2014

Authors:

Leontine Alkema

Fengqing Chao

Danzhen You

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Under natural circumstances, the sex ratio of male to female mortality up to the age of 5 years is greater than one but sex discrimination can change sex ratios. The estimation of mortality by sex and identification of countries with outlying levels is challenging because of issues with ...

Subject

Demography

Sex ratio

Credible interval

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