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

• Main Authors: Dr. Leontine Alkema, PhD (Author), Fengqing Chao, BSc (Author), Danzhen You, PhD (Author), Jon Pedersen, MA (Author), Cheryl C Sawyer, MA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...