abhishreshthaa
Abhijeet S
In addition to the deaths of infants and children due to malnourishment and disease, innumerable and unrecorded numbers of girl children are killed within hours of being born while many others are killed in the womb itself. Patriarchal norms, low status of women and preference for male children are the primary reasons that threaten survival of female children in India.
The alarming fact is that female infanticide or foetuses has increased over the past few decades. While in 1960 there were 976 girls born for every 1000 boys, in 2001, there are only 927 girls for every 1000 boys.
1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday
One-third of these deaths take place at birth
Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination
Females are victimized far more than males during childhood
1 out of every 10 women reported some kind of child sexual abuse during childhood, chiefly by known persons
1 out of 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 4
19% are abused between the ages of 4 and 8
28% are abused between the ages of 8 and 12
35% are abused between the ages of 12 and 16
3 lakh more girls than boys die every year
Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in India
Death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys. Even if she escapes infanticide or
foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunization, nutrition or medical treatment compared to a male child
53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate
Every year 27,06,000 children under 5 years die in India. And the deaths of girl children are higher than those of male children.
The alarming fact is that female infanticide or foetuses has increased over the past few decades. While in 1960 there were 976 girls born for every 1000 boys, in 2001, there are only 927 girls for every 1000 boys.
1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday
One-third of these deaths take place at birth
Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination
Females are victimized far more than males during childhood
1 out of every 10 women reported some kind of child sexual abuse during childhood, chiefly by known persons
1 out of 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 4
19% are abused between the ages of 4 and 8
28% are abused between the ages of 8 and 12
35% are abused between the ages of 12 and 16
3 lakh more girls than boys die every year
Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in India
Death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys. Even if she escapes infanticide or
foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunization, nutrition or medical treatment compared to a male child
53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate
Every year 27,06,000 children under 5 years die in India. And the deaths of girl children are higher than those of male children.