Jordan
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 82.7%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 35.1%
Age-standardized death rates*
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
Total population: 7 009 000
Income Group: Upper middle
500
males
450
females
Injuries
11%
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
13%
400
350
Cardiovascular
diseases
35%
300
250
200
150
Other NCDs
16%
100
50
Diabetes
7%
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
Chronic respiratory
diseases
3%
2012
Cancers
15%
Total deaths: 26,000
NCDs are estimated to account for 76% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs*
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 20% .
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
6,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
Number of deaths
Number of deaths
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
2010
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
males
females
total
47%
6%
26%
1.2
0.2
0.7
21.1%
16.5%
18.9%
24.0%
36.4%
30.0%
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
No
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
Yes
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
No
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
Yes
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based
on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.