Immunization, measles second dose in Lebanon
Lebanon: Immunization, measles second dose 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 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% |
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 |
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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 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.