Low birth weight number in Jordan
Jordan: Low birth weight number was 46 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Jordan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Jordan is 46, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Jordan peaked at 46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 46th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.14 | 22 | 32.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.31 | 32.7 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46 | 46 | 46 | 1 |
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More health data for Jordan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- 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)
- 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 low birth weight number in Jordan?
- Low birth weight number in Jordan was 46 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for low birth weight number?
- Jordan ranks 46th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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