AMMAN — On Thursday, the Department of
Statistics (DoS) reported that the number of females in Jordan reached
5,419,000 out of the total population by the end of 2023, accounting for 47.1
percent of the total population compared to 52.9 percent for males, Al-Ghad
reported.
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In a statement on the occasion of
Mother's Day, the department noted that the percentage of women in the
reproductive age group, 15-49 years old, constituted 52.5 percent of the total
females, decreasing to 11.9 percent in the age group of 50 years and older.
Results from population and family health
surveys showed a significant increase in life expectancy at birth during
2012-2017, with life expectancy among women increasing from 74.4 years in 2012
to 75.1 in 2017, and among men from 71.4 years to 72.3 years during that
period.
Consequently, the likelihood of survival
favors women, as life expectancy for women increased by three years compared to
men in 2017, with life expectancy among women increasing by 0.7 years over the
five years, while among men it increased by 0.9 years.
The results also indicated a slight
decrease in the total fertility rate for mothers in Jordan between 2017 and
2023, dropping from 2.7 children per mother to 2.6 children per mother. The
percentage of mothers who had live births among teenage girls aged 15-19
decreased from 3.3 percent in 2017 to 2.1 percent in 2023, attributed to the
increase in the average age of first marriage for females from 26.3 years in
2017 to 27.5 years in 2022.
Data from population and family health
surveys further showed an increase in the percentage of births attended by
skilled health professionals between 2017 and 2023, from 99.7 percent to 99.9
percent respectively. Furthermore, 97 percent of mothers in 2023 received
antenatal care from a specialized service provider, and 83 percent received
postnatal care services. Additionally, 54.3 percent of mothers had their family
planning needs met through modern methods in 2023.
Moreover, the infant mortality rate
decreased to nine deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 compared to 11 deaths in
2017, and the neonatal mortality rate decreased from 17 to 14 deaths per
thousand live births, along with a decrease in the under-five mortality rate
from 19 to 15 deaths per thousand live births.
Notably, according to Jordan’s National
Maternal Mortality Report for 2021, the maternal mortality rate decreased to
29.8 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The statement also highlighted that
anemia remains one of the most critical public health issues affecting
children, women, pregnant women, and adolescents. Continuous efforts are being
made in Jordan to address this issue, as evidenced by the results of population
and family health surveys during 2017-2023, which showed a decrease in the
prevalence of anemia among women aged 15-49 from 42.6 percent to 32.3 percent,
a decrease of 24 percent. Mild anemia was the most common type among women in
Jordan, decreasing from 36 percent in 2017 to 17.1 percent in 2023.
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