Number of youth deaths in Jordan
Jordan: Number of youth deaths was 3,351 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Jordan stood at 3,351 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Jordan peaked at 5,401 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,351 deaths, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 88th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Jordan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,009 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 5,161 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 5,333 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 5,367 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,398 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,401 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,339 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,192 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 4,984 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 4,777 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 4,603 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,457 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,364 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4,307 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4,216 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,098 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,066 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,237 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4,398 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,388 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,322 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4,233 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,124 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,991 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3,998 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,103 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,155 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,102 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,971 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3,851 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,737 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,628 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,523 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,434 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3,351 deaths | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,196 deaths | 4,777 deaths | 5,401 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,313 deaths | 4,066 deaths | 4,603 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,085 deaths | 3,851 deaths | 4,322 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,535 deaths | 3,351 deaths | 3,737 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1479 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Jordan?
- Number of youth deaths in Jordan was 3,351 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,401 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,351 deaths in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of youth deaths?
- Jordan ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.