Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jordan
Jordan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.5
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
108th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.37
in 1990
All-time low
3.5
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jordan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jordan stood at 3.5. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jordan peaked at 5.37 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2022.
That places Jordan 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.37 | — |
| 1991 | 5.31 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.25 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.18 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.12 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.05 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.98 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.91 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.83 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.76 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.68 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.6 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.52 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.45 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.34 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.29 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.26 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.23 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.11 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.06 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.01 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.96 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.91 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.79 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.72 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.66 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.55 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | -1.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.74, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 | 4.76 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 4.19 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 3.66 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 106 Iraq 3.52 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russia 3.34 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jordan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jordan was 3.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Jordan ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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