Lebanon — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Lebanon, 1960–2024.
Infant mortality for Lebanon was 15.3 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 112.4 in 1976. The lowest was 11.1 in 2012 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.25% per year.
Lebanon ranks 82 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 12.0, so Lebanon sits above it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 37%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Morocco (14.7) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 122% in 1976. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 83rd of 130 in 1960 → 95th of 155 in 1970 → 88th of 179 in 1980 → 116th of 196 in 1990 → 121st of 196 in 2000 → 130th of 196 in 2010 → 103rd of 196 in 2020 → 82nd of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.3 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.2 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.9 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.3 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 12.9 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 15 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 16.7 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 17.6 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 18.5 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 19.5 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 20.4 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 21.3 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 22.3 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 23.3 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 24.5 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 25.6 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 26.9 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 28.3 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 29.7 | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 39.6 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 41.4 | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 38.1 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 40 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 41.9 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 43.7 | -40.4% |
| 1982 | 73.3 | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 52.9 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 54.6 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 56.3 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 57.8 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 59.3 | -47.2% |
| 1976 | 112.4 | +121.7% |
| 1975 | 50.7 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 51.4 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 52 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 52.4 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 52.8 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 53.2 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 53.7 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 54.2 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 54.9 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 55.7 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 56.8 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 58.1 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 59.6 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 61.4 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 63.3 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 65.5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Infant mortality in 1961?
63.3 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Lebanon’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Lebanon’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -76.6% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 15.3; 2023: 14.7; 2022: 14.2; 2021: 13.6; 2020: 13.1. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.