The Changing Sex Ratios at Birth During the Civil War in Tajikistan

1992–1997

Bibliographic Data

ID19040490
AuthorsSophie Hohmann (0000-0002-5175-6698), Hohmann (0000-0001-6430-4191, corresponding author), Sophie Roche (0009-0001-5196-4139), Michel Garenne (0000-0001-6073-7803)
Year2010
Volume42
Issue6
Pages773-786
Publication date2010-07-12
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021932010000337
PMID20619059
OpenAlexW2130474215
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited22

Sex ratios at birth are known to change during wars or shortly after. This study investigated changes in sex ratios during the civil war that occurred in Tajikistan after the dismantling of the Soviet Union. This civil war was particularly bloody and long lasting, and had many demographic consequences. According to vital registration data, some 27,000 persons died in excess of previous trends during the civil war period (1992-1997), and total mortality was sometimes estimated to be three times higher by independent observers. Birth rates dropped markedly during the war, and sex ratios at birth increased significantly from 104.6 before the war to 106.9 during the war, to return to baseline values afterwards. The change in sex ratio is investigated according to demographic evidence (migration, delayed marriage, spouse separation), substantiated with qualitative evidence (difficulties with food supply), and compared with patterns found in Europe during World War II, as well as with recent wars in the Middle East

Middle East · Political science · Population · Sex ratio · Sociology · Soviet union · Spanish Civil War · Spouse · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · History · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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