Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Jordan
Jordan: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 7.66 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.66
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
15th
of 19 countries
All-time high
10.77
in 2000
All-time low
7.66
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Jordan, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 7.66 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Jordan peaked at 10.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.64 | 8.45 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 | 7.68 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 | 7.66 | 7.87 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.3842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5151 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 92,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Jordan?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Jordan was 7.66 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Jordan ranks 15th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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