Pramit Bhattacharya

Measurement

How the NFHS gets India's sex ratio wrong

The National Family Health Survey consistently underestimates the proportion of young males and elderly females in India's population. Estimates of the sex ratio from the NFHS need to be used with caution.

Measurement

Population projections and their track record

Between censuses, and to plan for the future, countries rely on population projections. Understanding how these projections are made, as well as their past successes and failures, is vital