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Under-five mortality rate — Jordan

Under-five mortality rate in Jordan in 2024 — 12.9 per 1,000. Ranked 89 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.7%.

2024 12.9 per 1,000 −3.01% vs 2023
World rank 89of 196
Period maximum 155.4 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 12.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Jordan, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 155.4 per 1,0001962: 138.2 per 1,0001964: 123.2 per 1,0001966: 110.4 per 1,0001968: 99.4 per 1,0001970: 89.8 per 1,0001972: 81.3 per 1,0001974: 73.7 per 1,0001976: 66.9 per 1,0001978: 60.7 per 1,0001980: 55.2 per 1,0001982: 50.3 per 1,0001984: 45.8 per 1,0001986: 41.8 per 1,0001988: 38.4 per 1,0001990: 35.6 per 1,0001992: 33.2 per 1,0001994: 31.1 per 1,0001996: 29.2 per 1,0001998: 27.5 per 1,0002000: 25.8 per 1,0002002: 24.2 per 1,0002004: 22.7 per 1,0002006: 21.3 per 1,0002008: 20.1 per 1,0002010: 18.9 per 1,0002012: 17.9 per 1,0002014: 17 per 1,0002016: 16.1 per 1,0002018: 15.3 per 1,0002020: 14.5 per 1,0002022: 13.7 per 1,0002024: 12.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −142.5 (−91.7%) Average annual rate: -3.81 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 12.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa 36.4 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 16 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 12.9 −0.4 −3.01%
2023 13.3 −0.4 −2.92%
2022 13.7 −0.4 −2.84%
2021 14.1 −0.4 −2.76%
2020 14.5 −0.4 −2.68%
2019 14.9 −0.4 −2.61%
2018 15.3 −0.4 −2.55%
2017 15.7 −0.4 −2.48%
2016 16.1 −0.4 −2.42%
2015 16.5 −0.5 −2.94%
2014 17 −0.4 −2.3%
2013 17.4 −0.5 −2.79%
2012 17.9 −0.5 −2.72%
2011 18.4 −0.5 −2.65%
2010 18.9 −0.6 −3.08%
2009 19.5 −0.6 −2.99%
2008 20.1 −0.6 −2.9%
2007 20.7 −0.6 −2.82%
2006 21.3 −0.7 −3.18%
2005 22 −0.7 −3.08%
2004 22.7 −0.8 −3.4%
2003 23.5 −0.7 −2.89%
2002 24.2 −0.8 −3.2%
2001 25 −0.8 −3.1%
2000 25.8 −0.8 −3.01%
1999 26.6 −0.9 −3.27%
1998 27.5 −0.8 −2.83%
1997 28.3 −0.9 −3.08%
1996 29.2 −0.9 −2.99%
1995 30.1 −1 −3.22%
1994 31.1 −1 −3.12%
1993 32.1 −1.1 −3.31%
1992 33.2 −1.1 −3.21%
1991 34.3 −1.3 −3.65%
1990 35.6 −1.4 −3.78%
1989 37 −1.4 −3.65%
1988 38.4 −1.7 −4.24%
1987 40.1 −1.7 −4.07%
1986 41.8 −2 −4.57%
1985 43.8 −2 −4.37%
1984 45.8 −2.2 −4.58%
1983 48 −2.3 −4.57%
1982 50.3 −2.4 −4.55%
1981 52.7 −2.5 −4.53%
1980 55.2 −2.7 −4.66%
1979 57.9 −2.8 −4.61%
1978 60.7 −3 −4.71%
1977 63.7 −3.2 −4.78%
1976 66.9 −3.3 −4.7%
1975 70.2 −3.5 −4.75%
1974 73.7 −3.7 −4.78%
1973 77.4 −3.9 −4.8%
1972 81.3 −4.2 −4.91%
1971 85.5 −4.3 −4.79%
1970 89.8 −4.7 −4.97%
1969 94.5 −4.9 −4.93%
1968 99.4 −5.3 −5.06%
1967 104.7 −5.7 −5.16%
1966 110.4 −6.2 −5.32%
1965 116.6 −6.6 −5.36%
1964 123.2 −7.3 −5.59%
1963 130.5 −7.7 −5.57%
1962 138.2 −8.3 −5.67%
1961 146.5 −8.9 −5.73%
1960 155.4 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 3.3 AE United Arab Emirates 4.8 CY Cyprus 5 QA Qatar 5.9 SA Saudi Arabia 6 KW Kuwait 8.1 GE Georgia 8.6 BH Bahrain 8.8 AM Armenia 9.6 TR Türkiye 9.6 OM Oman 10.3 JO Jordan 12.9 LB Lebanon 17.6 AZ Azerbaijan 17.9 SY Syria 18.4 IQ Iraq 21.8 PS Palestine 37.9 YE Yemen 38.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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