Child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan
Jordan: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -3.01 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-3.01 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
111th
of 200 countries
All-time high
-2.3 % change on previous year
in 2014
All-time low
-5.77 % change on previous year
in 1959
Years of data
79
1946–2024
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan, 1946–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan is -3.01 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan peaked at -2.3 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -5.77 % change on previous year, in 1959.
Jordan ranks 111th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -5.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1947 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1948 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1949 | -5.24 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1950 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1951 | -5.28 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1952 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1953 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1954 | -5.4 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1955 | -5.58 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1956 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1957 | -5.64 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1958 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1959 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1960 | -5.76 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1961 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1962 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1963 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1964 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1965 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1966 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1967 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1968 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1969 | -4.93 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1970 | -4.97 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1971 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1972 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1973 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1974 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1975 | -4.75 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1976 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1977 | -4.78 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1978 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1979 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1980 | -4.66 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1981 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1982 | -4.55 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1983 | -4.57 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1984 | -4.58 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1985 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1986 | -4.57 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1987 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1988 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1989 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1990 | -3.78 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1991 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1992 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1993 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1994 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1995 | -3.22 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1996 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1997 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1998 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1999 | -3.27 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2000 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2001 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2002 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2003 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2004 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2005 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2006 | -3.18 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2007 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2008 | -2.9 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2009 | -2.99 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2010 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2012 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2014 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2015 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2016 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2017 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2018 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2019 | -2.61 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2020 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2021 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2022 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2023 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2024 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -27.9% | -2.3 % change on previous year | -2.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -5.19 % change on previous year | -5.24 % change on previous year | -5.15 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1950s | -5.47 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | -5.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.41 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | -4.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.78 % change on previous year | -4.97 % change on previous year | -4.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.38 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.25 % change on previous year | -3.78 % change on previous year | -2.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.06 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.65 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.84 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Jordan was -3.01 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -2.3 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.77 % change on previous year in 1959.
- How does Jordan rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.