Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan
Jordan: Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking was 55.1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
55.1
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 167 countries
All-time high
55.1
in 2024
All-time low
53.9
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan stood at 55.1. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan peaked at 55.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 7th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9 | — |
| 2005 | 54.4 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 53.9 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 54 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.6 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 55.1 | +0.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 55.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 55.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.95, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.07 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.05 | 54 | 54.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.73 | 54.5 | 55.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan?
- Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Jordan was 55.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9 in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking?
- Jordan ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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