Sex ratio at birth and infant mortality rate in China: An empirical study
Sex ratio at birth and infant mortality rate in China: An empirical study
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DOI：
10.1007/s11205-004-1542-y
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发表时间：
2005-02-01
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3.1
通讯作者：
Lai, DJ
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作者：
Lai, DJ
本文利用1982年、1990年和2000年中国三次人口普查数据，对中国出生人口性别比和婴儿死亡率的动态变化进行了研究。20世纪70年代末，中国开始了经济改革，实施了许多计划生育计划。自那时以来，经济有了很大发展，大多数省份的生育率急剧下降。沿着这些成就，中国人口出生性别比明显上升，男性比女性多，在中国的一些省份达到了前所未有的水平。中国许多省份的婴儿死亡率男女比例极不平衡，女婴死亡率更高。本研究探讨了出生性别比与婴儿死亡率之比的统计关系。这些不自然的趋势的社会和经济原因也进行了讨论。
In this article, we used the data from the last three population censuses of China in 1982, 1990 and 2000, to study the dynamics of the sex ratio at birth and the infant mortality rate in China. In the late 1970s, China started its economic reform and implemented many family planning programs. Since then there has been great economic development and a dramatic decrease in fertility in most of its provinces. Along with these achievements, the sex ratio at birth of the Chinese population has increased to significantly more males to females, and in some provinces of China reached unprecedented levels. The ratio of infant mortality of the males to females for many provinces in China become extremely unbalanced with a much higher female infant mortality rate. In our study, we investigated the statistical relationship between the sex ratio at birth and the ratio of the infant mortality of males to female. Social and economic reasons for these unnatural trends are also discussed.