sex ratio in Vietnam
1. Introduction
Males and females are integral parts all over the world that significantly contributes development of countries. However, ancestors hold strong opinion that male was the person who had all positions and power in hand while female had nothing. It leads to the urgent problem which affects the number of men and women because of this way of thought. It is the imbalance sex ratio of newborn. Sex ratio of newborn (SRN) is the rate between the number of boys being born in every one hundred girls (UNFPA, 2010). It happens in not only developing countries but also developed countries such as China, Korea, India, Singapore, United States and so on. Obviously, Vietnam is not an exception as it is one of the common problems in this country, which needs to be solved as soon as possible. In 2008, SRN was at 112.1, but it was quite like that of in 2013 (“UN warns Vietnam,” 2009). The government predicted that the increasing gender inequality would cause from 2.3 to 4.3 million Vietnamese men cannot seek wives in 2050 (“Gender imbalance at birth,” 2013). This research paper aims at an imbalance sex ratio of newborn in Vietnam from 2008 to 2013 by analyzing the background information, causes, consequences and solutions.
2. Background Information
Vietnam has almost 100 provinces such as Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ca Mau and each province has different kind of SRN (UNFPA, 2010). They were divided into five-level measurements, including 50 to 105, 105 to 110, 110 to 115, 115 to 120 and 120 to 125. The map shows the status of sex ratio at birth in 96 provinces in 2009 in Vietnam. As can be seen from the map, Bac Giang and Hung Yen, which swung between 120 and 125, had the highest number of SRN while Ha Giang was opposite to them in Vietnam. The imbalance SRN did not occur in most of the big cities, but in some rural provinces near them like Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. Surrounding big cities, 46 provinces had the rate of birth raised rapidly over 110 and 8 of
Males and females are integral parts all over the world that significantly contributes development of countries. However, ancestors hold strong opinion that male was the person who had all positions and power in hand while female had nothing. It leads to the urgent problem which affects the number of men and women because of this way of thought. It is the imbalance sex ratio of newborn. Sex ratio of newborn (SRN) is the rate between the number of boys being born in every one hundred girls (UNFPA, 2010). It happens in not only developing countries but also developed countries such as China, Korea, India, Singapore, United States and so on. Obviously, Vietnam is not an exception as it is one of the common problems in this country, which needs to be solved as soon as possible. In 2008, SRN was at 112.1, but it was quite like that of in 2013 (“UN warns Vietnam,” 2009). The government predicted that the increasing gender inequality would cause from 2.3 to 4.3 million Vietnamese men cannot seek wives in 2050 (“Gender imbalance at birth,” 2013). This research paper aims at an imbalance sex ratio of newborn in Vietnam from 2008 to 2013 by analyzing the background information, causes, consequences and solutions.
2. Background Information
Vietnam has almost 100 provinces such as Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ca Mau and each province has different kind of SRN (UNFPA, 2010). They were divided into five-level measurements, including 50 to 105, 105 to 110, 110 to 115, 115 to 120 and 120 to 125. The map shows the status of sex ratio at birth in 96 provinces in 2009 in Vietnam. As can be seen from the map, Bac Giang and Hung Yen, which swung between 120 and 125, had the highest number of SRN while Ha Giang was opposite to them in Vietnam. The imbalance SRN did not occur in most of the big cities, but in some rural provinces near them like Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. Surrounding big cities, 46 provinces had the rate of birth raised rapidly over 110 and 8 of