Significant Improvement in Sex Ratio in Bihar: NFHS-5 | 26 Nov 2021

According to the National Family Survey-5 released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on November 24, 2021, there has been a significant improvement in the sex ratio of Bihar. It has increased from 1062 in 2015-16 survey (NFHS-4) to 1090.

The sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) in Bihar has increased to 1090 from 1062 in the last survey.
While the sex ratio of urban areas of Bihar is only 982, the sex ratio of rural areas is 1111.
According to the survey, the literacy rate among women in the age group of 15-49 in Bihar is only 55 percent, which is a cause for concern.
The infant mortality rate in Bihar has come down to 46.8 (per thousand) from 48.1 in the previous survey.
There has been tremendous improvement in the matter of family planning in Bihar. According to NFHS-4, only 24.1 percent of women in the age group of 15-49 years of Bihar had done family planning, which has increased to 55.8 percent in NFHS-5.
On the other hand, 63.5 percent of women aged 15-49 in Bihar are victims of anemia, which was 60.3 percent in the last survey.
The total fertility rate in Bihar has also come down to 3.0 (child/female) from 3.4 in the previous survey.