Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Jordan
Jordan: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 15 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Jordan, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Jordan stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Jordan peaked at 36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36 | — |
| 1997 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 23 | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 35 | +84.2% |
| 2012 | 21 | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5 | 33 | 36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.67 | 19 | 35 | 3 |
| 2010s | 18 | 15 | 21 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (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 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Jordan?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Jordan was 15 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Jordan ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).