Vaccination coverage in Lebanon
Lebanon: Vaccination coverage was 46.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 46.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Lebanon peaked at 86.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2024.
That places Lebanon 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.0% | — |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 46.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 46.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 74.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 80.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 46.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 182 Afghanistan 59.0% compare
- 182 Bolivia 59.0% compare
- 184 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 186 Yemen 42.0% 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 vaccination coverage in Lebanon?
- Vaccination coverage in Lebanon was 46.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for vaccination coverage?
- Lebanon ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.