Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lebanon
Lebanon: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 3,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lebanon is 3,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lebanon peaked at 3,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 560 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 610 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 660 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 720 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 790 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 860 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 930 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1,600 | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2,300 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 2,500 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 3,000 | +11.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,450, 55% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 470 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 774 | 510 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,600 | 1,100 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lebanon?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Lebanon was 3,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Lebanon ranks 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.