What is child mortality rate in Jordan?

Child mortality rate in Jordan was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.

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 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Jordan

Name: Child mortality rate in Jordan
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Child mortality rate was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

108th

of 200 countries

All-time high

35.83 deaths per 100 live births

in 1945

All-time low

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1945–2024

Child mortality rate in Jordan, 1945–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Jordan is 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Jordan 108th out of 200 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
1940s	32.3 deaths per 100 live births	28.95 deaths per 100 live births	35.83 deaths per 100 live births	5
1950s	21.66 deaths per 100 live births	16.49 deaths per 100 live births	27.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	9.45 deaths per 100 live births	15.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
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

106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Peru 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
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 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.