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Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Sex ratio at birth

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217

Series

217

Providers

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About This Indicator

Definition

Male live births divided by female live births.

Plain English

A natural sex ratio at birth is about 1.05. Persistent values far above that can signal son preference and gender discrimination.

Geographic Coverage

Countries (217)

United Arab Emirates

Details

Unitmale births per female births

FrequencyAnnual

TopicDemographics

Core indicator

Data Providers

World Bank

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