Life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan
Jordan: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan is 77.81 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan peaked at 77.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.87 years, in 1950.
That places Jordan 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.23 years | 40.87 years | 51.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.73 years | 52.68 years | 60.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.63 years | 59.83 years | 66.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.31 years | 66.49 years | 69.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.86 years | 70.09 years | 71.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.87 years | 71.93 years | 73.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.07 years | 73.8 years | 76.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.17 years | 74.2 years | 77.81 years | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Jordan was 77.81 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.81 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.87 years in 1950.
- How does Jordan rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.