The burden of disease (2012) attributable to communicable diseases is 13.2%, noncommunicable diseases is 75.6% and injuries is 11.2%. The share of out-of-pocket expenditure is 34.0% (2013) and the health workforce density (2010) is 25.6 physicians and 40.5 nurses and midwives per 10 000 population.
Read more• The 2012 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS) is a nationally representative survey of 15,190 households and 11,352 evermarried women age 15-49.
• The 2012 JPFHS is the sixth comprehensive survey conducted in Jordan as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys project.
• The primary purpose of the JPFHS is to furnish policymakers and planners with detailed information on fertility and family planning; infant and child mortality; maternal and child health; nutrition; and knowledge of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.
"Jordan has one of the most modern health care infrastructures in the Middle East. Jordan’s health system is a complex amalgam of three major sectors: Public, private, and donors. The public sector consists of two major public programs that finance as well as deliver care: the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Royal Medical Services (RMS)".Â
Read moreThe World Bank's Health Equity and Financial Protection datasheets provide a picture of equity and financial protection in the health sectors of low- and middle-income countries.Â
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