What is child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Jordan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Jordan ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

108th

of 199 countries

All-time high

35.83 deaths per 100 live births

in 1945

All-time low

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1945–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan, 1945–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan stood at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan peaked at 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Jordan ranks 108th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	32.3 deaths per 100 live births	28.95 deaths per 100 live births	35.83 deaths per 100 live births	5
1950s	21.66 deaths per 100 live births	16.49 deaths per 100 live births	27.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	9.45 deaths per 100 live births	15.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.27 deaths per 100 live births	5.79 deaths per 100 live births	8.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.53 deaths per 100 live births	3.7 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.66 deaths per 100 live births	3.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Jordan

105 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Peru 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Ecuador 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Belize 1.27 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Jordan

Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 122,088 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 121,328 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,805 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 46.4% (2025)
Age dependency ratio 53.7% (2025)
Population, female 5.59 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 123,076 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 117,271 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 7.3% (2025)

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Jordan was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 35.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Jordan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Jordan ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .