Life expectancy at birth in Jordan
Life expectancy at birth in Jordan was 78.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Jordan, 2024
78.0
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
71st of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Jordan over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.0 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 77.8 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 77.1 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 74.2 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 75.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 76.9 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 76.5 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 76.1 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 75.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 75.1 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 74.6 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 74.3 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 74.1 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 73.9 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 73.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 73.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 73.6 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 73.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 73.2 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 73.0 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 72.8 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 72.6 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 72.4 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 72.1 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 71.9 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 77.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 74.6 years, the figure has changed by +4.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Jordan has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Jordan
All statistics for Jordan
Life expectancy at birth, women
80.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
75.9 years
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