Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Jordan

NLiS Country Profile: Jordan

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 13.8
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 31.0

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 31.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 34.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 37.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 34.7
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%)   no data
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2000 154.0
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 2002 15.1

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2012 99.6
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 96.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 98.6
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 96.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 84.7
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 27.8
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%)   no data
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 3.0
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%) 2000 88.3
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2010 0.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2017 67.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2017 83.4
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2017 22.5
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2017 46.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 13.7
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 797.6
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score   no data
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 10 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula   no data
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 19.9
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 2.9
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 9,348
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.1
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 7.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.46
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.7
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 15.4

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2017-2018

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
Ministry of Health Strategic Plan 2013-2017 2013
Social Security Law, Temporary Law No. 7 of 2010. 2010
Labour Code of 1996 as amended up to 2010. 2010
المدونة الاردنية لحماية وتشجيع الرضاعة الطبيعية (Jordanian code for protecting and promoting breastfeeding) 2009
Strategic Plan 2008-2012 2008
Nutrition in Jordan Update and plan of Action 2006
Proposed National Plan of Action for Nutrition in Jordan 1996
Jordanian food standards  
Nutrients claim 1472,473,1474,1475,1476  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16) - Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Deworming 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Extracurricular nutrition education 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Home, school or community gardening 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Monitoring children's growth in schools 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - School feeding programmes 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - School fruit and vegetable scheme 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Standards for marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in school setting 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School feeding program - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 1999
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB 1996
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrient declaration