Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Lebanon

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Lebanon was 16. A difference of +0.9 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Lebanon were 17 and 14.9 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Lebanon for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Lebanon
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Lebanon
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Year Total Male Female
1960 65 68.3 61.4
1961 62.9 66.2 59.4
1962 61 64.2 57.6
1963 59.2 62.4 55.9
1964 57.7 60.7 54.5
1965 56.4 59.3 53.2
1966 55.3 58.2 52.3
1967 54.4 57.3 51.4
1968 53.7 56.6 50.8
1969 53.2 55.9 50.3
1970 52.8 55.5 50
1971 52.5 55 49.7
1972 52.1 54.5 49.5
1973 51.7 54.1 49.2
1974 51.2 53.5 48.7
1975 50.5 52.7 48
1976 102.4 104.6 100
1977 56.5 58.7 54.2
1978 56 58.1 53.8
1979 55.5 57.5 53.4
1980 53.9 55.8 51.9
1981 52.1 54 50.2
1982 71.4 73.1 69.6
1983 43.3 45 41.6
1984 41.4 43 39.8
1985 39.6 41.1 38
1986 37.8 39.2 36.3
1987 40.8 42.1 39.5
1988 39.1 40.3 37.8
1989 29.5 30.7 28.4
1990 28.1 29.2 27
1991 26.8 27.7 25.8
1992 25.5 26.4 24.6
1993 24.4 25.2 23.5
1994 23.3 24.1 22.4
1995 22.3 23 21.5
1996 21.3 22 20.5
1997 20.3 21 19.6
1998 19.4 20.1 18.6
1999 18.5 19.2 17.7
2000 17.6 18.2 16.8
2001 16.6 17.3 15.9
2002 15.7 16.4 15.1
2003 14.9 15.5 14.2
2004 14.1 14.7 13.4
2005 13.4 13.9 12.7
2006 12.7 13.3 12.1
2007 12.2 12.7 11.5
2008 11.7 12.3 11.1
2009 11.4 11.9 10.8
2010 11.1 11.7 10.5
2011 11 11.5 10.4
2012 10.9 11.5 10.3
2013 10.9 11.5 10.3
2014 11 11.6 10.4
2015 11.2 11.8 10.5
2016 11.4 12.1 10.8
2017 11.8 12.5 11.1
2018 12.3 13 11.5
2019 12.8 13.6 12
2020 13.5 14.4 12.6
2021 14.3 15.2 13.3
2022 15.1 16.1 14.1
2023 16 17 14.9