Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon
Lebanon: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon peaked at 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3735 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Lebanon 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3896 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3815 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3754 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3748 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3735 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3803 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4037 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.392 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4041 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4217 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4303 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4377 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4447 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4505 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4541 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4624 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4681 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.488 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5722 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +38.3% | 0.5722 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3876 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4041 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4467 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4095 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.488 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5722 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 98 El Salvador 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Cameroon 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Tunisia 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Djibouti 0.7891 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Madagascar 0.7785 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Angola 0.7776 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lebanon was 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.