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Jordan
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Jordan and United States health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

United States
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jordan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
     
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
     
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
     
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
     
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
     
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
     
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
     
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    73.49
    142
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    22.27
    164
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    10.58
    144
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    10.26
    133
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    13.08
    127
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    15.93
    105
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    11.10
    120
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    25.54
    24
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    33.26
    8
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    8.86
    163
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    10.28
    71
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    28.49
    60
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    8.98
    134
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    3.78
    140
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    11.64
    126
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    2.24
    173
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    4.43
    49
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    2.37
    138
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    6.36
    31
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    4.70
    79
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.84
    61
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    7.26
    36
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    4.55
    68
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.69
    110
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    5.11
    130
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    6.00
    81
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    5.68
    90
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    3.11
    50
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    8.22
    28
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    2.01
    132
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    0.84
    141
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    2.77
    151
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    14.51
    31
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    0.73
    124
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    0.42
    157
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    1.55
    114
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    21.28
    1
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    0.55
    170
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    5.64
    73
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    3.04
    71
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    0.86
    115
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    1.19
    140
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    0.15
    166
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    2.36
    57
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    0.78
    159
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    0.26
    129
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    0.46
    102
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    0.01
    135
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    0.55
    152
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    0.01
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    158,520
    6.33
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    41,694
    1.66
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    61,418
    2.45
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    65,960
    2.63
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    85,861
    3.43
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    155,533
    6.21
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    60,317
    2.41
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    11,762
    0.47
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    6,924
    0.28
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    287,198
    11.46
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    48,671
    1.94
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    61,827
    2.47
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    43,402
    1.73
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    195,387
    7.80
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    26,966
    1.08
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    13,077
    0.52
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    40,281
    1.61
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    25,997
    1.04
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    1,233
    0.05
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    18,976
    0.76
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    44,293
    1.77
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    19,622
    0.78
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    40,418
    1.61
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    27,064
    1.08
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    46,985
    1.87
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    34,491
    1.38
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    53,099
    2.12
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    3,183
    0.13
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    9,955
    0.40
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    11,555
    0.46
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    14,591
    0.58
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    35,612
    1.42
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    74,435
    2.97
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    3,818
    0.15
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    4,070
    0.16
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    606
    0.02
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    10,063
    0.40
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    32,529
    1.30
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    3,461
    0.14
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    6,984
    0.28
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    17,829
    0.71
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    16
    0.00
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    779
    0.03
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    49
    0.00
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    3,162
    0.13
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    1,674
    0.07
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    5,409
    0.22
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    14,311
    0.57
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    3,646
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    15.93
    105
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    25.54
    24
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    10.28
    71
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    11.64
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    2.24
    173
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    4.43
    49
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    6.36
    31
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    4.70
    79
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.84
    61
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    7.26
    36
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.69
    110
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    3.11
    50
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    2.01
    132
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    2.77
    151
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    3.04
    71
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    2.36
    57
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.