Number of deaths who in Jordan

Jordan: Number of deaths who was 38,240 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38,240
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
121st
of 194 countries
All-time high
38,240
in 2021
All-time low
17,802
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Jordan, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 17.8k2001: 18.3k2002: 18.6k2003: 18.4k2004: 19.0k2005: 19.9k2006: 20.8k2007: 20.6k2008: 20.2k2009: 20.1k2010: 20.2k2011: 20.5k2012: 20.7k2013: 20.9k2014: 21.6k2015: 22.5k2016: 23.4k2017: 23.7k2018: 23.8k2019: 24.5k2020: 30.7k2021: 38.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Jordan is 38,240, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Jordan peaked at 38,240 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,802, in 2000.

That places Jordan 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Jordan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 17,802 —
2001 18,328 +3.0%
2002 18,555 +1.2%
2003 18,438 -0.6%
2004 19,012 +3.1%
2005 19,938 +4.9%
2006 20,833 +4.5%
2007 20,604 -1.1%
2008 20,217 -1.9%
2009 20,092 -0.6%
2010 20,200 +0.5%
2011 20,540 +1.7%
2012 20,669 +0.6%
2013 20,869 +1.0%
2014 21,622 +3.6%
2015 22,468 +3.9%
2016 23,445 +4.4%
2017 23,686 +1.0%
2018 23,760 +0.3%
2019 24,498 +3.1%
2020 30,738 +25.5%
2021 38,240 +24.4%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 38,240 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,368, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 38,240 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69,396, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths who in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +25.5% 24,498 30,738

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,382 17,802 20,833 10
2010s 22,176 20,200 24,498 10
2020s 34,489 30,738 38,240 2

Countries ranked near Jordan

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  2. 119 Liberia 39,244 compare
  3. 120 Libya 39,097 compare
  4. 122 Lesotho 36,472 compare
  5. 123 Latvia 35,622 compare
  6. 124 Albania 35,007 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Jordan?
Number of deaths who in Jordan was 38,240 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 38,240 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 17,802 in 2000.
How does Jordan rank for number of deaths who?
Jordan ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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