Latin America and Caribbean Compared by People > Sex ratio > Total population

DEFINITION: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Dominican Republic	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=1	Belize	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=1	Trinidad and Tobago	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=5	Dominica	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=5	Panama	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=5	Grenada	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=8	Costa Rica	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=8	Suriname	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=8	Paraguay	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=8	Honduras	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
12	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 male(s)/female	2013
=13	Ecuador	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=13	Cuba	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=13	Guyana	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Colombia	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Venezuela	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Bolivia	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Jamaica	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Brazil	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=16	Haiti	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Argentina	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Guatemala	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Peru	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Chile	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=26	Mexico	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=26	The Bahamas	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=26	Nicaragua	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=29	Saint Lucia	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=29	Cayman Islands	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Bermuda	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Barbados	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=33	El Salvador	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=33	Uruguay	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=35	Aruba	0.9 male(s)/female	2013
=35	Antigua and Barbuda	0.9 male(s)/female	2013

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