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Province-level divisions of China by: |
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The sex ratio of the different administrative divisions of China has been the subject of academic study because of a high imbalance in births since the 1990s[ citation needed ] and female infanticide further worsening the imbalanced sex ratios at birth.
The figures are from the intercensus survey of 2005, which was carried out in November 2005 on a representative 1% of the total population. [1]
Rank | Name | Region | Boys for every 100 girls |
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1 | Jiangxi | East China | 143 |
2 | Henan | South Central China | 142 |
3 | Anhui | East China | 138 |
4 | Hainan | South Central China | 134 |
5 | Hunan | South Central China | 133 |
5 | Guangdong | South Central China | 133 |
7 | Hubei | South Central China | 129 |
8 | Guizhou | Southwestern China | 127 |
9 | Shaanxi | Northwestern China | 125 |
10 | Jiangsu | East China | 123 |
11 | Hebei | North China | 122 |
11 | Guangxi | South Central China | 122 |
13 | Gansu | Northwestern China | 120 |
14 | Fujian | East China | 119 |
14 | Chongqing | Southwestern China | 119 |
16 | Tianjin | North China | 118 |
17 | Sichuan | Southwestern China | 116 |
17 | Shandong | East China | 116 |
19 | Yunnan | Southwestern China | 115 |
20 | Liaoning | Northeast China | 114 |
21 | Zhejiang | East China | 113 |
22 | Beijing | North China | 112 |
22 | Shanxi | North China | 112 |
22 | Jilin | Northeast China | 112 |
22 | Ningxia | Northwestern China | 112 |
26 | Heilongjiang | Northeast China | 111 |
26 | Qinghai | Northwestern China | 111 |
28 | Shanghai | East China | 109 |
29 | Inner Mongolia | North China | 107 |
30 | Xinjiang | Northwestern China | 106 |
31 | Tibet | Southwestern China | 104 |