Stillbirth rate in Jordan
Jordan: Stillbirth rate was 0.7227 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Jordan is 0.7227 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Jordan peaked at 1.26 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7227 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Jordan 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | 0.9288 deaths per 100 births | 1.26 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.832 deaths per 100 births | 0.7659 deaths per 100 births | 0.9069 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.736 deaths per 100 births | 0.7227 deaths per 100 births | 0.7491 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 108 Turkmenistan 0.7445 deaths per 100 births compare
- 109 Fiji 0.7327 deaths per 100 births compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.725 deaths per 100 births compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 0.704 deaths per 100 births compare
- 113 Tonga 0.6965 deaths per 100 births compare
- 114 Libya 0.6955 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Jordan
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 240.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 643,641 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Jordan?
- Stillbirth rate in Jordan was 0.7227 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7227 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for stillbirth rate?
- Jordan ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.