Healthy life expectancy in Jordan
Jordan: Healthy life expectancy was 65.07 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy in Jordan, 2000–2021
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
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
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.