Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Jordan
Jordan: Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected was 88.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.41
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
10th
of 19 countries
All-time high
95.51
in 2017
All-time low
74.7
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 88.41 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Jordan peaked at 95.51 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.7, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.92 | — |
| 2001 | 81.62 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 78.96 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 77.3 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 76.49 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.7 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 77.08 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 79.34 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 78.89 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.78 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 77.29 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 77.12 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.32 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.71 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 86.15 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 92.56 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 95.34 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 95.51 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.96 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.96 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.25 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 91.18 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.7 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.29 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.41 | -2.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 88.41 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.65, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 88.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 290.38, 30% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.71 | 74.7 | 84.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.79 | 76.32 | 95.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.57 | 88.41 | 92.25 | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Jordan?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Jordan was 88.41 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.51 in 2017.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7 in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected?
- Jordan ranks 10th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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