Statistics prove that every 100 girls that are born can get married to 105-106 boys. There has been an increase in the number of males being born after ceasefire and the years that followed. This is also known as the “war effect” and nobody knows the reasons for this yet.
According to owner of the “Sociometer” independent sociological center Aharon Adibekyan, one of the hypotheses is that the more young a man is, the more higher the chance that his wife will give birth to a male child (approximately 10-15%). It’s clear that during wartime, the majority of society consists of old and very young men. As a result, there are less mature men in society and, according to A. Adibekyan, there is no longer the generation of men which can help give birth to girls. In this case, 20-25% of males are born among 1000 newborns. After five to ten years, there is no longer that difference.
According to official statistics, in 2004 in Armenia, for males up to the age of 1, 1000 boys can have 855 girls, in 2003-863, as for 2002-874. Many villagers get married at a young age. According to statistics, girls from the village get married at 20, while boys get married at 22.
In 2004, 1000 village boys could date 821 girls and boys living in the city could date 871. A. Adibekyan says that the village and city marriages remind us of the “war effect” mechanism. The reason for the increase in male birth is due to early marriages.
As for the 60 age group, according to average statistics, 1000 men can date 1200 women. The sooner males are born, the sooner they die.
Recently, there was a documental called “The Short Century of Men” shown on “ORT” television and it was about how intensive men live their lives and their physiology.
“Men don’t cry throughout their whole lives. They simply fade away.”
Many male newborns die. For example, in 2003, 13% of male newborns (up to the age of 1) and 10% of girls died.
According to A. Adibekyan, besides the age factor, the genetics of the parents also plays a role for the child’s future. At the present, there is a new technology which helps “order” the child’s gene.
“Man is dealing with God and this is not a good thing,” says the sociologist.
He also said that Armenia is in the list of disappearing nations. During the past 15-20 years, births have reduced by five times-from 17.4% to 3.7%. Of course, Mr. Adibekyan did not emphasize the social/economic factor, but he did say that, according to statistics, more children are born in countries with a high level of poverty. For example, in the Republic of Bangladesh, where the GDP for one person is 100 dollars; or Sweden, which has a high birth rate in spite of being one of the richest countries in the world. According to A. Adibekyan, in developed countries men feel more egoistic and think that children only get in the way. On the contrary, people living in third-world countries feel rich by having children. A. Adibekyan advises women to get pregnant so that they can end their physiological development.