Poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty vs life expectancy was 77.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.81
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.81
in 2023
All-time low
40.87
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 77.81 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan peaked at 77.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.87, in 1950.
Jordan ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.87 | — |
| 1951 | 42.02 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 43.22 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 44.45 | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 45.63 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 46.76 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 48 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 49.23 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 50.45 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 51.61 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 52.68 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 53.68 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 54.63 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 55.49 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 56.46 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 57.32 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 57.76 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.97 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 59.77 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 60.5 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 59.83 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 61.77 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 62.48 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 63.06 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.61 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 64.15 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.65 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 65.13 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 65.6 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.05 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 66.49 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.36 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.78 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.21 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.59 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.96 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 69.3 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.61 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.86 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.09 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.24 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.4 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.57 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.74 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.92 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 71.11 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.32 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.52 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.74 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.93 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.14 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.36 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.58 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.98 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.22 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.41 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.71 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.8 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.93 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.09 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.28 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.61 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.06 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.55 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.07 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.49 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.86 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.58 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.09 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 77.81 | +0.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 77.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 77.81 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.23 | 40.87 | 51.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.73 | 52.68 | 60.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.63 | 59.83 | 66.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.31 | 66.49 | 69.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.86 | 70.09 | 71.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.87 | 71.93 | 73.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.07 | 73.8 | 76.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.17 | 74.2 | 77.81 | 4 |
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)
- 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 poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Jordan was 77.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.87 in 1950.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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