Sex-based statistics regarding the rate of infant mortality by administrative divisions in the People's Republic of China have been collected. Disparity in rates of female
infant mortality
Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births. The under-five morta ...
by Chinese administrative divisions has been noted in public health statistics since the
first modern Chinese census in 1982 which showed significantly higher rates of female infant mortality.
Already abnormal female infant mortality deteriorated further in censuses held in 1989 and 2000.
Census data
2010
The infant mortality rates by administrative division from the
6th National Population Census held in 2010 are adjusted upwards according to a methodology by the authors Professors Hong Rongqing and Zeng Xianxin of
Capital University of Economics and Business
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) () is a modern, multi-disciplinary financial and economic public university in Beijing, China. Founded in 1956 when the Ministry of Education founded the Beijing Economics Institute. In 1995, ...
in "Infant Mortality Reported in the 2010 Census: Bias and Adjustment", published in ''Population Research'' in March 2013.
The authors estimate that the infant mortality rate from the 6th Census is severely underreported by about 78%.
Undereporting of the infant mortality rate in the 6th Census is also the conclusion in a note analyzing the 6th Census by the China offices of
UNICEF and
UNFPA.
2000
Infant mortality rates are based on the
5th National Population Census held in 2000 and calculations of male/female differences are from the medical journal article "Gender Difference of Infant Mortality and its Disparity among Provinces in China" published in the ''Chinese Journal of Health Statistics'' in April 2013.
See also
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Female infanticide in China
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Health in China
Health in China over the course of the twentieth century has gone from being a largely private and family concern, using traditional medicine, to being a major concern of the state as well. Beginning in 1905, the Qing dynasty established the ...
References
{{Family planning policies of China
Gender
Gender in Asia
Demographics of China