Share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 67 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon peaked at 89 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Lebanon 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 1984 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 39 | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 48 | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 58 | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 76 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 88 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 77 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 71 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 65 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 59 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 53 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 60 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 67 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 75 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 89 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 67 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 67 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
| 1984 | +100.0% | 8 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.88 | 1 | 58 | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.7 | 61 | 89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9 | 53 | 89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8 | 82 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.17 | 67 | 74 | 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)
- 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 share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Lebanon was 67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Lebanon ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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