Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 650 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon is 650, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 52.6% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon peaked at 650 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 247, in 2012.
That places Lebanon 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 535 | — |
| 1991 | 521 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 509 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 495 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 484 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 471 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 458 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 444 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 428 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 409 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 392 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 373 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 353 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 334 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 316 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 299 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 285 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 275 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 266 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 258 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 252 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 248 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 247 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 267 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 292 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 302 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 310 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 321 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 336 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 353 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 372 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 391 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 409 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 426 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 650 | +52.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 650 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,702, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 650 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 650, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | +52.6% | 426 | 650 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 475.4 | 409 | 535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 315.1 | 258 | 392 | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.8 | 247 | 353 | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.6 | 372 | 650 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 78 Germany 698 compare
- 79 United Kingdom 660 compare
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 651 compare
- 82 Gambia 634 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 628 compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 599 compare
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 number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Lebanon was 650 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 650 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 247 in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Lebanon ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. 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 Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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