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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Jordan: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Jordan is placed 70th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 77.81 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 12.94 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
70th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 77.81Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 12.94Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 8.231Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Jordan on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
77.81
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Jordan: 77.81. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Western Asia
- 82.91 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 72.32 · Israel 82.41 · Palestine 65.17 · Saudi Arabia 78.73 · Syria 72.12
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
12.94
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Jordan: 12.94. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.34 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 21.84 · Israel 3.34 · Palestine 37.85 · Saudi Arabia 5.958 · Syria 18.44
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Jordan’s is from 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
8.231
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Jordan: 8.231. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.205 Kuwait
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 12.64 · Palestine 8.703 · Saudi Arabia 10.85 · Syria 27.9
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Jordan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.7 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Israel 0.7
02Over time
Which way Jordan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan rose from 71.93 in 2000 to 77.81 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2023 77.81 74.630 2022 77.09 74.313 2021 74.20 72.433 2020 75.58 73.063 2019 76.86 74.196 2018 76.49 74.081 2017 76.07 74.029 2016 75.55 74.013 2015 75.06 73.783 2014 74.61 73.330 2013 74.28 73.386 2012 74.09 73.210 2011 73.93 73.003 2010 73.80 72.827 2009 73.71 72.426 2008 73.56 72.264 2007 73.41 72.113 2006 73.22 72.027 2005 72.98 71.876 2004 72.79 71.477 2003 72.59 71.409 2002 72.36 71.173 2001 72.14 70.926 2000 71.93 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan fell from 25.81 in 2000 to 12.94 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2024 12.9 14.5 2023 13.3 15.2 2022 13.7 14.7 2021 14.1 15.1 2020 14.5 15.3 2019 14.9 15.7 2018 15.3 16.3 2017 15.7 16.8 2016 16.1 17.5 2015 16.5 17.9 2014 17.0 18.3 2013 17.4 18.7 2012 17.9 18.8 2011 18.4 19.0 2010 18.9 19.2 2009 19.5 20.8 2008 20.1 20.7 2007 20.7 21.8 2006 21.3 22.8 2005 22.0 24.0 2004 22.7 25.9 2003 23.5 26.9 2002 24.2 28.0 2001 25.0 29.1 2000 25.8 30.4
03In context
Jordan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Jordan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 82.41 | 3.34 | — | 0.7 |
 Saudi Arabia | 58th | 78.73 | 5.958 | 10.85 | — |
| Jordan | 70th | 77.81 | 12.94 | 8.231 | — |
 Iraq | 113th | 72.32 | 21.84 | 12.64 | — |
 Syria | 130th | 72.12 | 18.44 | 27.9 | — |
 Palestine | 140th | 65.17 | 37.85 | 8.703 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Jordan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Jordan is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Jordan does better than the middle country measured.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.42.226.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Jordan: 2.2 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 130th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6591.9977.65No earlier reading
Jordan: 91.99 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 16th of 144 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0030.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Jordan: 0.003 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 94th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35144272.35No earlier reading
Jordan: 144 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.399.999.3▲ Improved since 2018
Jordan: 99.9 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 15th of 84 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.272.858▲ Improved since 2014
Jordan: 1.27 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 158th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8193.181No earlier reading
Jordan: 93.1 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 36th of 153 · derived.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.773.25133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 73.25 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 170th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.778.667.7No earlier reading
Jordan: 78.6 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 34th of 127 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.2513.546No earlier reading
Jordan: 2.251 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 114th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919591▼ Worsened since 2015
Jordan: 95 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.998.796.9No earlier reading
Jordan: 98.7 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909490▲ Improved since 2015
Jordan: 94 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4618.4327.46▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 18.43 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 135th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6530.7846.65▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 30.78 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 116th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3917.3216.39▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 17.32 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 91st of 222 · derived.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69117.61102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 117.61 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5742.4237.57No earlier reading
Jordan: 42.42 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 50th of 115 · derived.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.986.682.9No earlier reading
Jordan: 86.6 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 48th of 109 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.2278.163No real change since 2013
Jordan: 7.227 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 111th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.133.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Jordan: 3 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.874.875.8No earlier reading
Jordan: 74.8 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 48th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2611.9512.26No real change since 2014
Jordan: 11.95 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1347.4148.134No real change since 2014
Jordan: 7.414 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2619.6521.26No earlier reading
Jordan: 19.65 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 58th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Jordan does worse than the middle country measured.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5530.564▲ Improved since 2010
Jordan: 0.553 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 89th of 172 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7540.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 0.754 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 100th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414241No real change since 2012
Jordan: 42 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.270.25No real change since 2014
Jordan: 0.27 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4330.351No real change since 2013
Jordan: 0.433 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 111th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2556.471.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 56.4 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 139th of 196 · derived.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,6462,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 2,646 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 116th of 155 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.214.35.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 14.3 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 40th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4527.714.45No real change since 2013
Jordan: 27.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 44th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.510.65.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 10.6 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 31st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7423.9140.74No earlier reading
Jordan: 23.91 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 112th of 136 · derived.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8340.8584.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 40.85 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4878.243.48No real change since 2015
Jordan: 78.24 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9533.7752.95No earlier reading
Jordan: 33.77 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 117th of 136 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2118.9410.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Jordan: 18.94 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 9th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.541.541.5No earlier reading
Jordan: 41.5 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 64th of 127 · derived.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8948.538.89Moved since 2015
Jordan: 48.5 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 5th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6542.820.65No earlier reading
Jordan: 42.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0524.7420.05No earlier reading
Jordan: 24.74 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.732.191.73Moved since 2014
Jordan: 2.19 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 81st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8335.0957.83Moved since 2013
Jordan: 35.09 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2533.141.25Moved since 2013
Jordan: 33.1 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.422.435.4Moved since 2013
Jordan: 22.4 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.174.7716.17Moved since 2013
Jordan: 4.77 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.881.726.88No earlier reading
Jordan: 1.72 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.553.454.55Moved since 2017
Jordan: 3.45 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
No current reading for Jordan
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05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Jordan’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Jordan’s 2nd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing70th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology75th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade74th of 1772/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience93rd of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 110th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge113th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation104th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy100th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties134th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security122nd of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 129th of 1843/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability136th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour144th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality161st of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Jordan can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel10th3/4 keysThis page
Jordan70th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Jordan and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Jordan on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Jordan rank on health & wellbeing?
Jordan is placed 70th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Jordan?
77.81 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Jordan?
12.94 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Jordan compare with Iraq on health & wellbeing?
Iraq is placed 113th of 200, and Jordan 70th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Iraq 72.32, Jordan 77.81; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Iraq 21.84, Jordan 12.94; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Iraq 12.64, Jordan 8.231.
How have Jordan’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 71.93 in 2000 to 77.81 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 25.81 in 2000 to 12.94 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Jordan?
No current reading is published for Jordan on Children with Functional Difficulties, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Jordan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Jordan (banner) — Teogomez Teo Gomez, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Jordan: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/jordan/health