Infant mortality rate in Jordan
Jordan: Infant mortality rate was 11.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Jordan stood at 11.95. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 22.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.95, in 2024.
That places Jordan 92nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.82 | — |
| 2001 | 22.14 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.49 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 20.84 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 20.22 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 19.62 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 19.04 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 18.5 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.97 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.48 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.01 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.57 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.16 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.77 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 15.39 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.02 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.68 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.33 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.99 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.65 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.32 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 13 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.64 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 12.29 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.95 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.01 | 17.48 | 22.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.26 | 13.65 | 17.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 | 11.95 | 13.32 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1479 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Jordan?
- Infant mortality rate in Jordan was 11.95 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for infant mortality rate?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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