Homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan
Jordan: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan, 2008–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan is 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.3% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan peaked at 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 89th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9401 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 86 Czechia 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Armenia 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Bahrain 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Poland 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Jordan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Jordan was 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Jordan ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.