Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon stood at 59.0%.
The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon peaked at 75.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2003.
Lebanon ranks 161st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.0% | — |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 59.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 59.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +57.1% | 14.0% | 22.0% |
| 2003 | -50.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2005 | +45.5% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
| 2002 | -33.3% | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2006 | +28.1% | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| 2009 | +27.1% | 59.0% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 14.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon was 59.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- How does Lebanon rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Lebanon ranks 161st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles second dose, measures the percentage of children who received two dose of measles containing vaccine according to nationally recommended schedule through routine immunization services in a given year.