Number of youth deaths in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of youth deaths was 2,289 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Lebanon is 2,289 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Lebanon peaked at 3,710 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,426 deaths, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 99th out of 199 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 youth deaths in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,710 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 3,517 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 3,323 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3,132 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,944 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 2,768 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 2,635 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2,529 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,425 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2,323 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 2,221 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2,118 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2,007 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,885 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,765 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1,652 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1,561 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,497 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1,450 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,426 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,432 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,455 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,480 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,540 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,691 deaths | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1,856 deaths | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1,915 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,911 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,905 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,899 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,894 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,915 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,966 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,025 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,289 deaths | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,931 deaths | 2,323 deaths | 3,710 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,758 deaths | 1,426 deaths | 2,221 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,708 deaths | 1,432 deaths | 1,915 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,018 deaths | 1,894 deaths | 2,289 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Lebanon?
- Number of youth deaths in Lebanon was 2,289 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,710 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,426 deaths in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of youth deaths?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.