Reddit reviews Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
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Yeah it's not nearly 5-1, but in certain parts of China the ratios are more skewed than in others. I think the highest was around 1.7. You might be interested in the book Unnatural Selection by Mara Hvistendahl. Goes into a lot of detail about why the ratios are so skewed and why it's a self perpetuating issue.
I kind of doubt it, as the higher rates of abortion were definitely driven by a massive campaign, per this book, which is absolutely excellently researched and well sourced / cited.
Let's just say that racism rears its ugly head again, and that the west is certainly not blameless when it comes to this.