Number of infant deaths, female in Jordan
Jordan: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,237 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,237
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
79th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,543
in 1971
All-time low
1,237
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Jordan, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1,237 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Jordan peaked at 2,543 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,237, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 79th of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,186 | — |
| 1961 | 2,226 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 2,249 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2,256 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2,256 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,260 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2,284 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 2,338 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 2,412 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2,479 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,521 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2,543 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2,540 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,510 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2,462 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,410 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,349 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2,293 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 2,240 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,183 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,135 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2,089 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2,042 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2,005 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,971 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1,940 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,918 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,893 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,863 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,835 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,804 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1,865 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,935 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,940 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,944 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,940 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,907 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,838 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,746 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,657 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1,584 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,527 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,495 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,477 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,444 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,404 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,390 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,467 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,543 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,542 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,515 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,478 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,439 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,384 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,387 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,442 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,485 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,488 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,452 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,415 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,379 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,342 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,304 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,270 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,237 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,295 | 2,186 | 2,479 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,405 | 2,183 | 2,543 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,969 | 1,835 | 2,135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,858 | 1,657 | 1,944 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 | 1,390 | 1,584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,448 | 1,384 | 1,515 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,306 | 1,237 | 1,379 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 76 Kazakhstan 1,272 compare
- 77 Namibia 1,255 compare
- 78 Ecuador 1,242 compare
- 80 United Kingdom 1,223 compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 1,190 compare
- 82 Guinea-Bissau 1,174 compare
More education data for Jordan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Jordan?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Jordan was 1,237 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,543 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,237 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.