Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon is 88, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon peaked at 97 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1980.
Lebanon ranks 16th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | +81.8% |
| 1986 | 55 | +37.5% |
| 1987 | 71 | +29.1% |
| 1988 | 84 | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 92 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88 | +2.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.5, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +81.8% | 22 | 40 |
| 1986 | +37.5% | 40 | 55 |
| 1987 | +29.1% | 55 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5 | 17 | 92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.7 | 92 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1 | 83 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3 | 88 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 | 86 | 88 | 6 |
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 percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Lebanon was 88 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Lebanon ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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