Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan
Jordan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.7 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan peaked at 2.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 142nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Jordan was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Jordan ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.