Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Jordan
Jordan: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 15 highest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Jordan, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 15 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2018.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Jordan peaked at 30 highest in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8 highest, in 2012.
Jordan ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 highest | — |
| 1997 | 23 highest | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 18 highest | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 25 highest | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 29 highest | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 8 highest | -72.4% |
| 2018 | 15 highest | +87.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5 highest | 23 highest | 30 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 24 highest | 18 highest | 29 highest | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.5 highest | 8 highest | 15 highest | 2 |
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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 (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Jordan?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Jordan was 15 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 30 highest in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 highest in 2012.
- How does Jordan rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Jordan ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).