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Country fact sheet: Jordan

Population

- Total population: 10 203 000
- Female population: 5 037 000
- Male population: 5 166 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 298.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 30.2
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 65.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.729
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.9
- Female population (years): 78.8
- Male population (years): 77.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 155.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 88.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (59.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (19.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (27.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (25.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal