Number of under-five deaths in Jordan
Jordan: Number of under-five deaths was 3,048 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Jordan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Jordan is 3,048, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Jordan peaked at 6,407 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3,048, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 6,096 | 6,008 | 6,296 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,018 | 5,397 | 6,407 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,875 | 4,582 | 5,268 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,680 | 4,242 | 4,883 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,784 | 3,538 | 4,064 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,632 | 3,493 | 3,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,233 | 3,048 | 3,426 | 5 |
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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 number of under-five deaths in Jordan?
- Number of under-five deaths in Jordan was 3,048 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,407 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,048 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Jordan ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.