What is neonatal mortality rate in Jordan?

Neonatal mortality rate in Jordan was 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Jordan rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Jordan ranks 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Jordan

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Jordan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7414 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

105th

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

0.7414 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Jordan, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Jordan is 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Jordan ranks 105th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.09 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	3.2 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	2.57 deaths per 100 live births	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9896 deaths per 100 live births	0.8595 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7874 deaths per 100 live births	0.7414 deaths per 100 live births	0.8341 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Jordan

102 Solomon Islands 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births compare
103 Tunisia 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Uzbekistan 0.765 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Bolivia 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Bhutan 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Jordan

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Jordan?: Neonatal mortality rate in Jordan was 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Jordan rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Jordan ranks 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .