Health in Jordan 1,170 indicators covering health for Jordan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 0.4% 2023 down 20.0% 69th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 8.7% 2023 up 128.9% 16th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 9.6% 2023 up 71.4% 15th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 2.9% 2023 up 11.5% 63rd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 2.1% 2023 down 38.2% 76th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 8.9% 2023 up 43.5% 65th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 7.6% 2023 down 18.3% 73rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 5 2022 unchanged 97th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 314 2011 down 8.2% 147th Number of reported cholera deaths 0 1990 β 37th Diarrhea treatment 44.4% 2018 up 124.2% 44th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.6% 2018 down 1.2% 29th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 40 2022 unchanged 114th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 72.29 2017 down 13.9% 90th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 69 2012 up 16.9% 148th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 40 2022 unchanged 109th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 40 2022 unchanged 114th Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.1098 2020 down 83.8% 93rd Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 4 2022 unchanged 59th Total number of notified TB cases 405 2014 up 22.0% 141st The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 62 2021 β 117th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 4 2012 down 84.0% 97th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 92.0% 2011 up 7.0% 19th Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 93 2024 up 5.7% 19th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 1 2022 unchanged 112th Insufficiently active 84.78 2016 up 0.1% 49th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 20 2022 unchanged 124th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 78.48 2021 β 97th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 0 2022 β 123rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 40 2022 unchanged 98th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2012 β 126th Retreatment cases: other 18 2012 up 500.0% 93rd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 0 2012 down 100.0% 120th Unmet need for contraception 10.8% 2023 down 7.7% 44th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,400 2015 up 27.3% 128th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 1.50 million 2025 up 50.0% 58th Preterm birth rate 8.68 2020 down 0.4% 31st Preterm birth 21,095 2020 up 22.2% 49th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 93.1% 2023 down 1.5% 25th Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 1990 β 51st Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 87 2024 down 52.2% 37th Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 2 2024 β 45th Exclusive breastfeeding 25.4% 2018 up 16.8% 63rd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 50.6 2014 up 7.9% 5th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2 2014 down 28.6% 39th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 91.5% 2018 down 2.8% 6th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 5,124 2024 up 412.4% 8th Nursing personnel 67.9% 2024 up 12.6% 73rd Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 67.9% 2024 up 12.6% 69th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.6% 2017 up 0.2% 4th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.4% 2017 down 0.3% 15th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.1% 2017 down 0.5% 22nd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.5% 2017 down 0.1% 24th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 0.2% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 98.0% 2017 up 1.4% 3rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 98.7% 2017 down 0.0% 3rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 98.9% 2017 up 0.0% 4th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 98.6% 2017 up 0.0% 9th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 98.5% 2017 unchanged 19th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 93.9% 89th β Previous Page 17 of 20 Next β