Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 34th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More infrastructure data for Jordan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 485,928 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0421 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 485,928 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6964 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan was 10.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Jordan ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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