Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 67.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon peaked at 89.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1982.
Lebanon ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.0% | — |
| 1983 | 8.0% | +700.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 48.0% | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 67.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 67.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 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% | 1.0% | 8.0% |
| 1984 | +100.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.9% | 1.0% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 61.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 53.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 171 Comoros 70.0% compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 69.0% compare
- 172 Laos 69.0% compare
- 174 Bolivia 67.0% compare
- 176 Chad 66.0% compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 65.0% compare
- 177 Mozambique 65.0% compare
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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lebanon was 67.0% 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 vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1982.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Lebanon ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 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 WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.