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  2. Demographics of China - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of China. China is the second most-populous country in the world and Asia with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. It ranks behind India in both these statistics. Historically, China has always been one of the nation-states with the most population. China has an enormous population with a relatively small youth component, partially ...

  3. Sex-ratio imbalance in China - Wikipedia

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    This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as the missing women or missing girls of China. [1] China's official census report from 2000 shows that there were 117 boys for every 100 girls. The sex imbalance in some rural areas is even higher, at 130 boys to 100 girls, compared to a global average of 105 or 106 boys to 100 girls.

  4. Son preference in China - Wikipedia

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    In China, the bias towards male over female offspring is demonstrated by the sex ratio at birth (SRB). [2] Key factors driving the son preference include the economic impact on families, since men are expected to care for their parents in old age, while women are not. [3] Further, Chinese agrarian society influences sex preference, as ...

  5. Human sex ratio - Wikipedia

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    The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography. In humans, the natural sex ratio at birth is slightly biased towards the male sex. It is estimated to be about 1.05 [1] or 1.06 [2] or within a narrow range from 1.03 to 1.06 [3] males per female.

  6. Childbirth in China - Wikipedia

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    Childbirth in China is influenced by traditional Chinese medicine, state control of reproductive health and birthing, and the adoption of modern biomedical practices. There are an estimated 16 million births annually in mainland China. [ 1 ] As of 2022 [update], Chinese state media reported the country's total fertility rate to be 1.09. [ 2 ]

  7. Chinese kinship - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese kinship system (simplified Chinese: 亲属系统; traditional Chinese: 親屬系統; pinyin: qīnshǔ xìtǒng) is among the most complicated of all the world's kinship systems. It maintains a specific designation for almost every member's kin based on their generation, lineage, relative age, and gender. The traditional system was ...

  8. List of countries by total fertility rate - Wikipedia

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    A 2024 map of countries by fertility rate. Blue indicates negative fertility rates. Red indicates positive rates. This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.

  9. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Japanese Girl Cat Names. In Japanese, most given names can be written with kanji, or traditional Chinese characters. A lot of kanji share similar sounds with each other but have entirely different ...