Economic Condition of the Family and Gender Bias in Infant and Child Mortality

M Johnson Samuel and M Jaya Krishna

Journal of Social and Economic Development, 1999, vol. 2, issue 2, 318-332

Abstract: Women are biologically hardier than or atleast as hardy as men. Thisis evident from the lower death rate observed for female babies till they complete one month of life. Thereafter, girls are at greater risk of dying than boys. In past studies, certain social, cultural and demographic facfon were identified as major obstacles to girl child survival. The present study has revealed that female child morralily after the first month of life is significantly higher among families that own fewer assets than among families that have more assets even when the social and demographic factors are controlled. It is therefore argued that the gender gap in infant and child mortality can be narrowed faster by removing poverty constraints to girl child survival.

Date: 1999
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