▁the ▁developing ▁world . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁estimates , ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁human ▁imm un ode fic iency ▁virus / ac quired ▁imm une ▁def ic iency ▁synd rome ▁( H IV / A ID S ) ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁ 0 . 1 ▁percent . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program ▁report , ▁Jordan ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁mal aria - free ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁cases ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁decl ined ▁by ▁half ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁but ▁t uber cul osis ▁remains ▁an ▁issue ▁and ▁an ▁area ▁need ing ▁improvement . ▁Jordan ▁experienced ▁a ▁brief ▁out break ▁of ▁bird ▁flu ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Non communic able ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁cancer ▁also ▁are ▁a ▁major ▁health ▁issue ▁in ▁Jordan . ▁Child hood ▁imm un ization ▁rates ▁have ▁increased ▁stead ily ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 5 ▁years ; ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁imm un izations ▁and ▁v acc ines ▁reached ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁five . ▁ ▁Health ▁care ▁Jordan ▁has ▁an ▁advanced ▁health ▁care ▁system , ▁although ▁services ▁remain ▁highly ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁Am man . ▁Government ▁figures ▁have ▁put ▁total ▁health ▁sp ending ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁some ▁ 7 . 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁gross ▁domestic ▁product ▁( G DP ), ▁while ▁international ▁health ▁organizations ▁place ▁the ▁figure ▁even ▁higher , ▁at ▁approximately ▁