Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 47.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon peaked at 94.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
Lebanon ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.0% | — |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +125.0% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +325.0% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +76.5% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +53.3% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +34.8% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 4.0% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 74.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 77.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 47.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Lebanon was 47.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Lebanon ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.