AMMAN – The percentage of children under five
who are overweight rose by 9 percent in 2023 compared to 2012, when a 4 percent
uptick was recorded, according to the
Department of Statistics (DoS).
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The DoS's 2023
Population and Family Health Survey reported by the Jordan News Agency Petra, revealed that the percentage
of children under five with stunted growth remained stable at 8 percent
compared to the previous survey in 2012. However, this figure has improved
since the first survey in 1997, when the rate was 11 percent.
The emaciation indicator has stabilized from
1997 until the current year at 2 percent for children under the age of five.
According to the survey, only 34 percent of
infants aged 0-23 months were breastfed within the first hour of birth.
Only 24 percent of infants under 6 months are
breastfed, while 42 percent of children aged 6-23 months receive diverse
nutrition.
The survey showed a decline in exclusive
breastfeeding among children aged 0-5 months, reaching 24 percent in 2023
compared to 39 percent in 1990.
The results indicated that approximately
one-third of children aged 6-59 months suffer from anemia, including 19 percent
suffering from mild anemia, 13 percent suffering from moderate anemia, and less
than 1% suffering from severe anemia.
The prevalence of anemia among Jordanian
children remained largely unchanged between 2002 and 2023, declining slightly
from 34 percent to 32 percent.
According to the results, there were 14 deaths
per 1,000 live births. The mortality rate for children under 12 months was one
death per 1,000 children. The overall mortality rate for children under the age
of five was 15 deaths per 1,000 live births. The neonatal mortality rate was 9
deaths per 1,000 live births, and the postnatal mortality rate was 6 deaths per
1,000 live births.
The neonatal mortality rate has decreased from
21 deaths per 1,000 live births to 9 deaths per 1,000 live births, while the
infant mortality rate has decreased from 34 to 14 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Additionally, the mortality rate of children under the age of five has
decreased from 39 to 15 deaths per 1,000 live births during the same period.
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