Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Jordan
Jordan: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2023, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Jordan stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Jordan peaked at 5.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2009.
Jordan ranks 83rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.1% | — |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +57.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 62% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 66% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Jordan?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Jordan was 2.5% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2009.
- How does Jordan rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Jordan ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.