Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Jordan
Jordan: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 10.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.6
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
6th
of 18 countries
All-time high
10.6
in 2024
All-time low
4.54
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Jordan is 10.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Jordan peaked at 10.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.54, 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 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.54 | — |
| 2001 | 4.69 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.86 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.05 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.42 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.56 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.68 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.78 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.87 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.95 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.01 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.08 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.15 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.22 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.32 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.43 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.82 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.11 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 7.52 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.04 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 9.54 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6 | +11.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 10.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.76, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 10.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.73, 2.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.27 | 4.54 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 5.95 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 7.52 | 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 weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Jordan?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Jordan was 10.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Jordan ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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