Christophe Z Guilmoto, Author at N-IUSSP

Counting excess under-5 female mortality in Indian districts

March 10, 2021November 5, 2018 Christophe Z Guilmoto and Nandita Saikia

Asia, Children, Gender issues, India, Mortality

Excess female mortality resulting from gender discrimination in the postnatal period was still common in India at the beginning of the century. Yet, little attention has been paid so far … Read more

Is there a gender bias in births and child mortality in Indonesia?

March 3, 2021February 8, 2016 Christophe Z Guilmoto

Asia, Children, Fertility, Gender issues, Mortality, Reproduction, Women

Son preference and gender bias, which are revealed in births and child mortality, tend to be concentrated in South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Europe, and the South Caucasus—places where patrilineal … Read more