Table 1.

Numbers of missing females for selected Asian countries, 2001

Country	Calculated no. of missing females, in millions*
Afghanistan	0.5–1
Bangladesh	1.8–3.7
China	34–41
India	27–39
South Korea	0.2–0.3
Pakistan	2.6–4.9
Taiwan	0.4–0.6
Iran	0.8–1.2

*Adapted from refs. 28 and 45.