Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon
Lebanon: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 52 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon peaked at 93 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1981.
Lebanon ranks 189th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17 | +325.0% |
| 1986 | 30 | +76.5% |
| 1987 | 46 | +53.3% |
| 1988 | 63 | +37.0% |
| 1989 | 79 | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53 | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 49 | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 52 | +6.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 52 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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 | +325.0% | 4 | 17 |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 | +76.5% | 17 | 30 |
| 1987 | +53.3% | 30 | 46 |
| 1988 | +37.0% | 46 | 63 |
| 1989 | +25.4% | 63 | 79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.67 | 2 | 79 | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.4 | 82 | 93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6 | 74 | 83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8 | 82 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.83 | 49 | 71 | 6 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Lebanon was 52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 1995.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- How does Lebanon rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Lebanon ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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