Mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan
Jordan: Mortality rate, neonatal was 7.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan is 7.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan peaked at 40 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Jordan 104th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.04 per 1,000 live births | 32 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 28 per 1,000 live births | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.45 per 1,000 live births | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.61 per 1,000 live births | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 102 Tunisia 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 102 Uzbekistan 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 105 Bhutan 7.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 105 Bolivia 7.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 105 Costa Rica 7.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Jordan
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.3% (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 population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 53.7% (2025)
- Population, female 5.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 122,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 117,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 123,076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Jordan was 7.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 40 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Jordan ranks 104th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.