Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lebanon

Lebanon: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 46.0% in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
46.0%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
185th
of 189 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 1999
All-time low
46.0%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lebanon, 1999–2024

0204060801999201120241999: 86 %2000: 83 %2001: 80 %2002: 77 %2003: 74 %2004: 75 %2005: 77 %2006: 78 %2007: 80 %2008: 81 %2009: 81 %2010: 81 %2011: 80 %2012: 80 %2013: 80 %2014: 80 %2015: 80 %2016: 80 %2017: 80 %2018: 80 %2019: 80 %2020: 68 %2021: 64 %2022: 64 %2023: 50 %2024: 46 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 46.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Lebanon peaked at 86.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2024.

That places Lebanon 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.0% 86.0% 86.0% 1
2000s 78.6% 74.0% 83.0% 10
2010s 80.1% 80.0% 81.0% 10
2020s 58.4% 46.0% 68.0% 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 182 Afghanistan 59.0% compare
  2. 182 Bolivia 59.0% compare
  3. 184 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
  4. 186 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
  5. 186 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
  6. 186 Yemen 42.0% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places β†’

More reference data data for Lebanon

All data for Lebanon β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Lebanon?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Lebanon was 46.0% 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 vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
How does Lebanon rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Lebanon ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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