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Country fact sheet: Jordan

Population

- Total population: 11 337 052
- Female population: 5 468 070
- Male population: 5 868 983
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 299.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 37.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 65.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.736
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

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): 152.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 64.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (60.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (19.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (24.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (22.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal