Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in parts of the developing world. Estimates suggest … of missing women is distributed across Africa. Moreover, it provides estimates of the extent of excess female mortality … mortality for women in Africa. …

female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the …

female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9-12 per cent decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it … mortality. The historical decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had …

women and girls - up to four times the Canadian average at certain ages. We show mortality rates are even higher on reserve …. We speculate that this gender imbalance may play a role in excess female mortality in addition to several other … mortality, institutionalization and homelessness for the largest Indigenous population in Canada from the ages of 5 to 64. We …