What are the instructions for calculating Vietnam's sex ratio according to Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT? What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
- What are the instructions for calculating Vietnam's sex ratio according to Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT? What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
- What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
- What is the target to reduce sex imbalance at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
- How to control sex imbalance at birth in Vietnam?
What are the instructions for calculating Vietnam's sex ratio according to Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT? What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
In code number 0101, Appendix II issued together with Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT, there are instructions for calculating Vietnam's sex ratio as follows:
- Calculation method:
A sex ratio is the ratio of female to males in a population.
The calculation formula is as follows:
Sex ratio (%) = (Total number of males x 100)/Total number of females
- Main grouping:
+ Urban/rural;
+ Socio-economic region;
+ Provinces and cities directly under the Central Government.
- Announcement period: Year.
- Data source:
+ Population and housing census;
+ Mid-term population and housing census;
+ Survey of population changes and family planning;
+ Administrative data.
- Unit responsible for collecting and synthesizing:
+ Chair: Department of Population and Labor Statistics;
+ Coordination: Department of Data Collection and Application of Statistical Information Technology.
What are the instructions for calculating Vietnam's sex ratio according to Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT? What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023? (Picture from internet)
What is the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
Based on subsection 2, Section I of Official Dispatch 207/TCDS-KHTC 2023, regulations on planning targets for 2023 are as follows:
- Basic criteria:
+ Average life expectancy (from birth): 73.8 years;
+ Sex ratio at birth: 111.2 number of boys/100 live girls;
+ Total birth rate: 2.1 children/woman.
- Professional criteria:
+ Reduction in sex ratio at birth (-SRB): -0.2 percentage points compared to 2022;
+ Fertility adjustment (+/-CBR): + 0.1 ‰ compared to 2022;
+ Total number of new users of modern contraceptives in the year: 5,113,387 people;
+ Reduce the number of adolescents and young people with unwanted pregnancies: 15% compared to 2022;
+ Percentage of pregnant mothers screened (prenatal screening): 60%;
+ Percentage of newborns screened (newborn screening): 55%;
+ Increase the rate of young male and female couples receiving counseling and health check-ups before marriage: 8% compared to 2022;
+ Increase the proportion of elderly people receiving regular health checks at least once a year: 11% compared to 2022.
What is the target to reduce sex imbalance at birth in Vietnam in 2023?
According to Section 3.1 Subsection 3 Section I Official Dispatch 207/TCDS-KHTC 2023 stipulates the target to reduce the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam in 2023 as follows:
Local planning targets
3.1. Indicator for reducing sex ratio at birth (-SRB)
- For 21 provinces in group 1 with very high sex ratio at birth (according to Decision No. 3671/QD-BYT, dated August 2, 2021 of the Ministry of Health): Reduction (-SRB) 0.2- 0.3 percentage points of sex ratio at birth compared to 2022;
- For 18 provinces in group 2 with high sex ratio at birth: Giao reduces (- SRB) 0.1 percentage point in sex ratio at birth compared to 2022;
- For 24 provinces in group 3 with sex ratio at birth approaching the natural balance: Based on the actual situation, the provinces determine the reduction target (-SRB) of at least 0.0 billion percentage points. sex ratio at birth compared to 2022 to achieve the goal of minimizing gender imbalance at birth.
For provinces in group 1 or group 2, it is recommended to assign the target (-SRB) according to the instructions or higher; Do not assign this target to the district level.
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Accordingly, reducing the local sex ratio at birth by 2023 is as follows:
- For 21 provinces in group 1 with very high sex ratio at birth:
Reduction (-SRB) of 0.2-0.3 percentage points in sex ratio at birth compared to 2022;
- For 18 provinces in group 2 with high sex ratio at birth:
Reduction (- SRB) of 0.1 percentage point in sex ratio at birth compared to 2022;
- For 24 provinces in group 3 with sex ratio at birth approaching natural balance:
Based on the actual situation, the provinces have determined a target to reduce (-SRB) by at least 0.0 percentage point the sex ratio at birth compared to 2022 to achieve the goal of minimizing the sex imbalance at birth.
For provinces in group 1 or group 2, it is recommended to assign the target (-SRB) according to the instructions or higher; Do not assign this target to the district level.
How to control sex imbalance at birth in Vietnam?
Based on section 2.1, subsection 2, Section II, Official Dispatch 207/TCDS-KHTC 2023, regulations on the control of sex imbalance are as follows:
- On a nationwide scale:
Provinces and cities develop and implement tasks and solutions of the Project on controlling sex imbalance at birth for the period 2021-2025.
In 2023, focus on implementing the following activities:
+ Continue to maintain communication activities to raise awareness and change behavior on control of birth defects; Integrate the content of controlling SRB into the activities of departments, branches and unions.
+ Disseminate, educate and improve the enforcement of legal provisions prohibiting fetal sex selection;
+ Bring the content of controlling SRB to students in schools; in village conventions and regulations of villages, hamlets, hamlets, and residential clusters.
+ Strictly enforce the provisions of law on control of birth control procedures.
- For provinces with SRB between 109-112, strengthen review and supplement policies to encourage and support individuals and groups to perform well in controlling SRB.
- For provinces with SRB of 112 or higher, strengthen review and supplement incentive and support policies; Promote the organization of campaigns and advocacy activities in key areas.
Circular 06/2023/TT-BKHDT takes effect from January 1, 2024.
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