Indicating a demographic shift, the number of women surpassed men for the first time in India with the sex ratio being 1,020:1,000, according to findings of the National Family and Health Survey-5. The sex ratio at birth also improved from 919 in 2015-16 to 929 in 2019-20, indicating positive impact of measures like implementation of the PC and PNDT Act and various other interventions. According to NFHS-3, conducted in 2005-06, the sex ratio was 1000: 1000 and in 2015-16 (NHFS-4), it declined to 991:1000. The Union health ministry released NFHS-5 (2019-21) results for India and 14 phase-II states and union territories in the form of fact-sheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and other health related areas.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/national-family-health-survey-nfhs-5-2019-21-key-indicators-india-and-14-statesuts
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Final Compendium of fact sheets India and 14 States UTs.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/family-planning
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
