Child mortality rate in Jordan
Jordan: Child mortality rate was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Jordan, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.29 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 8.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Jordan 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 107 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 109 Peru 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 110 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Jordan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 92,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 90,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 94,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 93,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 96,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 94,638 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Jordan?
- Child mortality rate in Jordan was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for child mortality rate?
- Jordan ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .