Children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan
Jordan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 122.3 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan is 122.3 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan peaked at 122.3 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8 num th, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 61st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 36.5 num th | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5 num th | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 39 num th | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7 num th | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 42.6 num th | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 46.1 num th | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 49.9 num th | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 51.9 num th | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 54.1 num th | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 56.3 num th | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 58.5 num th | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 59.7 num th | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 63 num th | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 69.5 num th | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 74.9 num th | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 77.6 num th | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 79.1 num th | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.3 num th | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 84 num th | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 88.1 num th | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 94 num th | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 101.6 num th | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 111 num th | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 122.3 num th | +10.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 122.3 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 122.3 num th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.41 num th | 35.8 num th | 54.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.39 num th | 56.3 num th | 84 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.4 num th | 88.1 num th | 122.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More development goals data for Jordan
- Red List Index 0.9193 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 43.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 766.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,815 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Jordan was 122.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 122.3 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8 num th in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Jordan ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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