Healthy life expectancy in Jordan

Jordan: Healthy life expectancy was 65.07 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
65.07 Years
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
53rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
68.36 Years
in 2019
All-time low
63.24 Years
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy in Jordan, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 63.2 Years2001: 63.2 Years2002: 63.4 Years2003: 63.8 Years2004: 63.9 Years2005: 63.8 Years2006: 64.2 Years2007: 64.9 Years2008: 65.5 Years2009: 65.9 Years2010: 66.1 Years2011: 66.3 Years2012: 66.5 Years2013: 66.8 Years2014: 67.1 Years2015: 67.5 Years2016: 67.7 Years2017: 67.9 Years2018: 68.3 Years2019: 68.4 Years2020: 66.7 Years2021: 65.1 Years

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy in Jordan is 65.07 Years, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Jordan peaked at 68.36 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.24 Years, in 2001.

Jordan ranks 53rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.19 Years 63.24 Years 65.88 Years 10
2010s 67.25 Years 66.13 Years 68.36 Years 10
2020s 65.86 Years 65.07 Years 66.66 Years 2

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 50 Vietnam 65.35 Years compare
  2. 51 Turkey 65.2 Years compare
  3. 52 Montenegro 65.15 Years compare
  4. 54 Colombia 65.02 Years compare
  5. 55 Uruguay 64.99 Years compare
  6. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.99 Years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy in Jordan?
Healthy life expectancy in Jordan was 65.07 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 68.36 Years in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 63.24 Years in 2001.
How does Jordan rank for healthy life expectancy?
Jordan ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.