Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 3.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3.32 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 77.7% on the previous year and up 140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon peaked at 3.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 2012.
That places Lebanon 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.89 | — |
| 1991 | 2.78 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.68 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.58 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.49 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.41 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.32 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.24 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.16 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.08 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.83 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.75 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.68 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.42 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.38 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.56 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.63 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.71 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.79 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.87 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.32 | +77.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.32 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.32 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +77.7% | 1.87 | 3.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 | 2.08 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.42 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.63 | 3.32 | 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)
- 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 mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lebanon was 3.32 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Lebanon ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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