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Sex ratio at birth by birth order, South Korea, 1970 to 2017

Sex ratio at birth measures the number of male births per 100 female births. This is shown below by birth order of children i.e. the first, second or third-born child. Birth
ratios are naturally male-biased, with an expected ratio of 105 male births per 100 female births.

197020171980199020002010Second childThird childFourth child & higherFirst child