Young people’s health and nutrition in Jordan: GAGE endline findings
publication
Young people’s health and nutrition in Jordan: GAGE endline findings
17.12.2025 | Jordan
Country
Jordan
Capability domains
Health, Nutrition and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Audience type
Policy maker or donor, Programme designer or implementer, Researcher
Data collection round
Endline
Year of publication
2025
Study methodology
Mixed-methods, Longitudinal
Authors
Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Sara Luckenbill, Nicola Jones, Sarah Alheiwidi, Sarah Baird, Stella Leung, Wafa Al Amaireh, Taghreed Al Abbadi, Qasem Shareef
Although Jordan boasts an advanced health care system, it is not on track to deliver on its commitment to the health- related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2024 Sustainable Development Report states that major challenges remain regarding SDG 2 (no hunger), SDG 3 (good health), and SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) (Sachs et al., 2024). Given that Jordan’s population is very young (29% of all residents are aged 10–24), and given that adult health is shaped by the habits developed during adolescence, Jordan’s ability to achieve the SDGs, and the goals laid out in its myriad health sector strategies, will depend on whether it can address problems such as youth overweight and obesity and substance use (Department of Statistics and ICF, 2024; Khader et al., 2024; World Health Organization (WHO), 2024; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 2025).
Suggested citation
Presler-Marshall, E., Luckenbill, S., Jones, N., Alheiwidi, S., Baird, S., Leung, S., … and Shareef, Q. (2025) Young people’s health and nutrition in Jordan: GAGE endline findings. Report. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (https://gage.odi.org/young-people-s-health-and-nutrition-in-jordan-gage-endline-findings/)
