Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates … Numbers in Jordan
Jordan: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 122.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
122.34
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
10th
of 18 countries
All-time high
122.34
in 2024
All-time low
35.78
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 122.34 for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Jordan peaked at 122.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.78, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.78 | — |
| 2001 | 36.49 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.52 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 38.96 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.67 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 42.56 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 46.13 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 49.87 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 51.92 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 54.07 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 56.26 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 58.53 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 59.71 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 63.03 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 69.48 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 74.88 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 77.61 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 79.08 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.29 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 84.04 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 88.08 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 94.04 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 101.56 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 110.96 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 122.34 | +10.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 122.34 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 122.34, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 122.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 164.94, 74% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4 | 35.78 | 54.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.39 | 56.26 | 84.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.4 | 88.08 | 122.34 | 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 weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Jordan?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Jordan was 122.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 122.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.78 in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- Jordan ranks 10th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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