{"id":29421,"date":"2018-10-26T10:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T05:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=29421"},"modified":"2018-10-26T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T05:03:04","slug":"gender-bias-caused-excess-deaths-of-girls-under-5-lancet-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gender-bias-caused-excess-deaths-of-girls-under-5-lancet-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender bias caused \u2018excess\u2019 deaths of girls under 5: Lancet study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gender bias caused \u2018excess\u2019 deaths of girls under 5: Lancet study<\/a><\/p>\n

Gender issues<\/p>\n

News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. According to a study published in the journal Lancet Global Health, excess under-5 female mortality occurs due to neglect resulting from gender biasness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important Facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    2. According to the National Family Health Survey, 2017, India\u2019s sex ratio at birth to 919 in 2015-16 from 914 in 2005-06<\/p>\n

    3. The recently published study deals with mortality after birth.<\/p>\n

    4. Excess mortality is the difference between observed and expected mortality rates in both genders<\/p>\n

    5. Data from 46 countries with no evidence of gender bias for mortality was used to define an equation and estimate the intensity of excess mortality in India<\/p>\n

    6. Average level of excess female under- 5Mortality Ratein India (2000-2005) was 18\u00b75 \/1000live births. It corresponds to an estimated 239\u2008000 excess deaths per year.<\/p>\n