Female Foeticide

FACT ON Fa CEMALE FOETICIDE IN INDIA Current Gender Ratio of India 2012 940 females for every 1,000 males 6% Female Foeticide Killed Male 1000 94% Female 940 Alive Source: Census of India Growing imbalance in child sex ratio between 1981 to 2011 Sex Ratio of killing girl child increase every decad Highly killing Female Foeticide Area 1981 1991 2001 2011 CHILD SEX RATIO 0-6 yrs between 1981 to 2011 Source: Census of India 1981 1991 2001 2011 945 1000 962 927 914 STATE HAVING SEX RATIO LOWEST & HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST HARYANA KERLA 861 1000 1,058 1000 Female sex ratio Female sex ratio 14% less than male 6% more than male Source: Census of India COMPARATIVE GENDER RATIO IN URBAN & RURAL AREAS between 1981 to 2001 II URBAN AREA RURAL AREA 1981 2001 1981 2001 EVERY 1000 BOY 931 906 963 934 Decline in the urban areas is currently a bigger problem Source: Census of India Literacy Levels among Mothers and child Sex Ratio Mother Literacy Level ILLITERATE BELOW PRIMARY PRIMARY MATRIC/SECONDARY Per 1000 920 900 882 867 Results indicate an alarming fact of families with well-educated mothers, have the least ratio of girls vs boys. Sourse:United Nation Population Fund. DESIGNED BY DEEPIKA SANA