Sex Ratio at Birth by Nepal Province, 1980-2050

A database of sex ratios at birth for the seven provinces of Nepal. The data was created by Fengqing Chao and colleagues for a Bayesian modeling study published in BMC Public Health in 2022. It contains estimates and probabilistic projections from 1980 to 2050.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical trends in sex ratio at birth based on province-level data.
• Creating demographic projections for Nepal based on the provided 1980-2050 time range.
• Studying regional disparities in birth statistics across Nepal's provinces.
• Validating Bayesian modeling approaches for sex ratio estimation.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed publication in BMC Public Health (2022).
• Covers a long time range from 1980 to 2050, including projections.
• Provides province-level granularity for Nepal.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Fengqing Chao, S. KC, H. Ombao

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national statistics and modeled using a Bayesian approach.

Time Range

1980 to 2050

Geography

Seven provinces of Nepal