Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Jordan
Jordan: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 29 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 187 countries
All-time high
29
in 2016
All-time low
25.2
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Jordan, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 29 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Jordan peaked at 29 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.2, in 1975.
That places Jordan 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.32 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.11 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.25 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.15 | 27.8 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.76 | 28.5 | 29 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 13 Qatar 29.2 compare
- 14 Belize 29.1 compare
- 16 United States 28.9 compare
- 17 Iraq 28.8 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 28.5 compare
More health data for Jordan
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Jordan?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Jordan was 29 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2 in 1975.
- How does Jordan rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Jordan ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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