Child stunting in Jordan
8.2% of children under five in Jordan were stunted in 2023.
Jordan, 2023
8.2%
Change from 2019
+0.8percentage points
Child stunting in Jordan over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jordan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.2% |
| 2019 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 7.4% in 2019, a change of +0.8 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 20.0%, the figure has changed by −11.8 percentage points.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
12.2%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
12.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
68.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO