For the first time since the NFHS (National Family and Health Survey) began in 1992, the proportion of women exceeded men: there were 1,020 women for 1,000 men.
- In the last edition of the survey in 2015-16, there were 991 women for every 1,000 men.
- The fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) was released by the Union health ministry on November 24.
- The share of population under the age of 15 years, which was 34.9% in 2005-06, has come down to 26.5% in 2019-21.
- The total fertility rate (TFR), or the average number of children per women in India, is now just 2, which is below the internationally accepted replacement level fertility rate – the point at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next — of 2.1.
- An increasing number of women in India have been undergoing a cesarean section (C-section) to deliver babies compared to five years ago, data from the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS) on delivery care has revealed. C-section births in India increased 4.3 percentage points over five years: To 21.5 per cent (NFHS-5) from 17.2 per cent (NFHS-4, 2015-16).
GS TIMES IAS PRELIMS 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS BASICS DAILY ONLINE TEST SERIES: HINDI AND ENGLISH
CLICK HERE DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FOR STATE CIVIL SERVICES
