Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon
Lebanon: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 11.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon peaked at 17.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 2 |
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More health data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,389 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,389 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 47,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,828 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 43,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 49,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 44,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Lebanon was 11.9% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Lebanon ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.