Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 59.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon peaked at 75.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2003.
That places Lebanon 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 14.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Lebanon was 59.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Lebanon ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 children fully vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.