Health in Jordan

1,170 indicators covering health for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 6,967 2023 up 193.2% 97th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 60.1% 2023 down 1.8% 50th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 34.1% 2024 up 2.7% 15th
Liver cancer death rate 1.95 2018 down 20.5% 105th
Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 β€” 102nd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 100.0% 1st
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 38.4% 2023 down 9.2% 71st
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 540 2014 up 14.9% 145th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 86th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 9.7% 2023 down 4.4% 69th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 3.03 2018 down 2.7% 84th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 1.79 2018 down 32.5% 85th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 8.15 2022 up 75.6% 57th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 78.0% 2022 up 2.0% 24th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.8% 2022 unchanged 77th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 64.2% 2022 up 120.8% 8th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 β€” 37th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 β€” 56th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 2.25 2022 up 66.7% 173rd
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.4% 2023 down 42.9% 72nd
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 up 100.0% 5th
Midwifery personnel 5,330 2024 up 75.5% 41st
Death rate from poisonings 0.3 2021 down 57.1% 110th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 11.6 % 2021 down 35.2% 132nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 per 100,000 people 2021 down 57.1% 99th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 0.6 per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.0% 167th
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 9,289 2023 down 67.4% 72nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 8.2% 2023 up 5.1% 81st
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 6.8 2022 up 71.7% 53rd
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2024 β€” 19th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 3.3 2023 up 650.0% 42nd
Mean systolic blood pressure 118.4 2009 down 2.2% 171st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.1 2009 up 3.4% 6th
Hiv expenditure 0 2020 down 100.0% 101st
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 β€” 35th
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 92.0% 2022 up 2.2% 48th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 9.2% 2023 up 95.7% 20th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 2.25 2020 up 136.8% 178th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.8% 2020 down 2.5% 25th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 109th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 β€” 33rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 β€” 41st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 75th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.6% 2020 up 88.2% 9th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 3.17 2020 up 136.6% 83rd
Number healthy diet unaffordable 1.20 million 2024 down 7.7% 88th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 783.79 million 2020 up 10.9% 84th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 7.6 2020 up 124.2% 61st
Export of environmentally sound technologies 213.73 million 2020 down 11.1% 78th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 β€” 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 99.6% 2023 up 0.8% 24th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 47th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 2.5% 2023 up 4.2% 60th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 2.0% 2023 down 16.7% 69th
Number reported cases of cholera 2 1990 down 98.6% 72nd
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 0.3% 2023 down 62.5% 70th