Number of under-five deaths, male in Jordan
Jordan: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,706 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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 1,706 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Jordan peaked at 3,295 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,706, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 85th 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 under-five deaths, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,071 | — |
| 1961 | 3,101 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 3,111 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3,104 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 3,083 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 3,063 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 3,064 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,097 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 3,159 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 3,224 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3,271 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 3,295 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,286 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 3,249 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 3,197 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 3,132 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 3,054 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2,972 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 2,893 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 2,820 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,760 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 2,706 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,653 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2,623 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2,598 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2,575 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,553 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,526 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2,507 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,486 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,458 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2,545 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2,645 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 2,668 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,690 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,692 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,660 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,581 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,465 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 2,351 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2,257 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2,179 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,131 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,105 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,060 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,999 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,978 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,072 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2,171 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,175 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,145 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,100 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,046 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,970 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,961 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,023 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,072 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,070 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,021 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,974 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,920 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,865 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,807 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,753 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,706 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,108 | 3,063 | 3,224 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,117 | 2,820 | 3,295 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,599 | 2,486 | 2,760 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,576 | 2,351 | 2,692 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,113 | 1,978 | 2,257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,038 | 1,961 | 2,145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,810 | 1,706 | 1,920 | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Jordan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Jordan was 1,706 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,295 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,706 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Jordan ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.