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.
En voir plus• 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
En voir plusThe 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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