Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 10.6% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
That places Jordan 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Jordan was 10.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Jordan ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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