Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Jordan
Jordan: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 1.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Jordan, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.29 for extreme poverty vs child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Jordan peaked at 5.52 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2024.
That places Jordan 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.53 | 3.7 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 | 2.66 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1.95 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.49 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 5 |
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More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 122,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 121,328 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
- Population, female 48.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 46.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Jordan?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Jordan was 1.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Jordan ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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