Measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon
Lebanon: Measles - number of reported cases was 15 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon, 1981–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 15 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 79.7% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon peaked at 1,761 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
Lebanon ranks 104th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3 | — |
| 1983 | 266 | +8766.7% |
| 1992 | 13 | -95.1% |
| 1993 | 396 | +2946.2% |
| 1994 | 51 | -87.1% |
| 1995 | 3 | -94.1% |
| 1996 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 134 | +6600.0% |
| 1998 | 966 | +620.9% |
| 1999 | 8 | -99.2% |
| 2000 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 36 | +350.0% |
| 2003 | 526 | +1361.1% |
| 2004 | 213 | -59.5% |
| 2005 | 618 | +190.1% |
| 2006 | 956 | +54.7% |
| 2007 | 373 | -61.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | -93.6% |
| 2009 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 12 | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,761 | +19466.7% |
| 2014 | 112 | -93.6% |
| 2015 | 39 | -65.2% |
| 2016 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 126 | +186.4% |
| 2018 | 944 | +649.2% |
| 2019 | 1,047 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 15 | -98.6% |
| 2023 | 346 | +2206.7% |
| 2024 | 74 | -78.6% |
| 2025 | 15 | -79.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +19466.7% | 9 | 1,761 |
| 1983 | +8766.7% | 3 | 266 |
| 1997 | +6600.0% | 2 | 134 |
| 1993 | +2946.2% | 13 | 396 |
| 2023 | +2206.7% | 15 | 346 |
| 2003 | +1361.1% | 36 | 526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 134.5 | 3 | 266 | 2 |
| 1990s | 196.62 | 2 | 966 | 8 |
| 2000s | 278.1 | 5 | 956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.3 | 9 | 1,761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5 | 15 | 346 | 4 |
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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 measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Lebanon was 15 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,761 in 2013.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Lebanon rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Lebanon ranks 104th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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