Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon
Lebanon: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 3.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon is 3.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 73.7% on the previous year and up 135.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon peaked at 3.3 per 1,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000, in 2009.
Lebanon ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lebanon was 3.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Lebanon ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.