TAMILNADU AFFAIRS

T.N.’s sex ratio at birth improved from 931 to 941 during 2021-2024
▪ According to the State’s Health Management Information System data, the sex ratio at birth was 931 during 2021-2022, and increased by seven points to 938 during 2022-2023.
▪ It was 941 during 2023-2024 and 940 during 2024-2025 [up to February 2025]
▪ Sex ratio at birth is the number of females per 1,000 males.
▪ The National Family Health Survey-5 (2020-2021) had put Tamil Nadu’s sex ratio at birth for children born in the previous five years at 878, prompting health officials to dispute the figure in 2021.

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