Number of infant deaths, male in Jordan
Jordan: Number of infant deaths, male was 1,578 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,578
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
79th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,713
in 1971
All-time low
1,578
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male 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 1,578 for number of infant deaths, male 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 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Jordan peaked at 2,713 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,578, in 2024.
That places Jordan 79th out of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,312 | — |
| 1961 | 2,355 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 2,382 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2,391 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,389 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2,390 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,416 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 2,469 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2,549 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2,626 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 2,682 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 2,713 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,712 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,688 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2,651 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2,607 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 2,552 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2,492 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 2,436 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2,388 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,347 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2,309 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2,276 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2,258 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,247 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,233 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,222 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2,203 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,189 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,176 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,154 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,248 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 2,349 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,370 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,389 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,389 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,356 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,281 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,174 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2,070 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1,991 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,929 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1,896 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,883 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,848 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,793 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,779 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,879 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,981 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,985 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,953 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,907 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,856 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,785 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,785 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,854 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,909 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,908 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,861 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,816 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,766 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,717 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,667 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,621 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,578 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,428 | 2,312 | 2,626 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,592 | 2,388 | 2,713 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,246 | 2,176 | 2,347 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,278 | 2,070 | 2,389 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,896 | 1,779 | 1,991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,863 | 1,785 | 1,953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,670 | 1,578 | 1,766 | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 234,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 186,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Jordan?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Jordan was 1,578 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, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,713 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,578 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.