The table shows the population ratio of females per 100 males in six different areas in 1995 and 2005. (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Central America and Oceania). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides information about the share of women per 100 men in Africa, Asia, Europe, North

America

, Central

America

and

Oceania

between 1995 and 2005.

Overall

, there was a decrease in the proportion of females per 100 males in Asia, North

America

, Central

America

and

Oceania

, with the figure for

Oceania

being highest throughout the period.

Conversely

, the rate saw an increase in Europe and Africa. The ratio of females per 100 males in

Oceania

in 1995 was 103.9, followed by a decline to 99.8 in 2005.

Similarly

, that of in North

America

, Asia and Central

America

started at 100.1, 105.3 and 100 at the beginning respectively, before dropping to 96.9, 104.9 and 97.5

at the end

of the duration in that order.

Conversely

, the proportion of females per 100 males in Africa in 1995 was 97.8, before rising and reaching 99.2 in 2005. A similar trend can be seen in the figure for Europe, which started at 89.4 in 1995, before ending at 92.8.