In 2015, China's sex ratio at birth dropped to boys to 100 girls in rural regions, approximately *** boys more than the urban area. As Chinese families generally favored sons over daughters, aborting female infants was common under the one-child policy. The policy was replaced by a universal two-child policy in 2015. The sex ratio in China remained stable at around *** males to 100 females.
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