3.  Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a
population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the
time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio
at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of
mature organisms.[1]

4. In a ca. 2002 study, the natural sex ratio at
birth was estimated to be close to 1.06
males/female.[2] In most societies, adult males
tend to have higher death rates due to natural
and violent causes, such as homicide and
warfare, than adult females (for example, in
the USA as of 2006, an adult non-elderly male
is 3 to 6 times more likely to become a victim
of a homicide and 2.5 to 3.5 times more likely
to die in an accident than a female of the same
age[3]).

6. Country Sex Ratio
India 933
China 944
USA 1029
Indonesia 1004
Brazil 1025
Pakistan 938
Bangladesh 951
Japan 1041
Russian Fed. 1140
Source:World Pop. Prospects, mid year estimates, 1998

7. Year No. of Females
1901 972
1911 964
1921 955
1931 950
1941 945
1951 946
1961 941
1971 930
1981 934
1991 927
2001 933

11. Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males)
Total Child population Population aged 7
Population in the age group and above
0-6
1991 2001 1991 2001 1991 2001
India 927 933 945 927 923 935
Rajasthan 910 922 916 909 908 925

13. Reasons :
 Caste system
 Economic oppressions
 Denial of right to property
 False sense of impurity.
 Deprivation of education
FEMALE FOETICIDE : THE EVIL IN INDIA

14. FEMALE FOETICIDE :
THE EVIL IN INDIA
“It is an extreme
manifestation of
violence against
women.”
Female fetuses are
selectively aborted after
pre-natal sex
determination.