Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 86.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon peaked at 96.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.0% | — |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 86.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 86.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 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 share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lebanon was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Lebanon ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.