Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Jordan
Jordan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 26,760 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Jordan is 26,760, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Jordan peaked at 26,760 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,090, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 63rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,590 | — |
| 1997 | 19,030 | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 19,290 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14,740 | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 23,580 | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 7,090 | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 26,760 | +277.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 26,760 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 26,760 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121,805, 22% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,810 | 19,030 | 24,590 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17,015 | 14,740 | 19,290 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15,335 | 7,090 | 23,580 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26,760 | 26,760 | 26,760 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Jordan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Jordan was 26,760 in 2023, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 26,760 in 2023.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,090 in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Jordan ranks 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.