Jordan sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 78.1 years of life, 68th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Jordan, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.1 yrs | 68 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.4 /1,000 | 134 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 3.1 /1,000 | 205 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.0 yrs | 54 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 29.7 /1,000 | 178 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.4 yrs | 131 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 94.4 men/100 women | 191 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.0 /1,000 | 99 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 31.0 /100k | 113 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 11.6 % | 147 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 0.6 /100k | 180 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 17.0 /100k | 74 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 35.4 % | 12 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.2 L | 169 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.5 % | 152 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $342 | 108 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,618 | 140 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Jordan's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest suicide rate in the world (0.6 /100k) and the 8th lowest crude death rate in the world (3.1 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Jordan; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.