Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Jordan
Jordan: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 18.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Jordan, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Jordan stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Jordan peaked at 18.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 9th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 18.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 18.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 11 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Jordan?
- Low-birthweight babies in Jordan was 18.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Jordan ranks 9th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.