Health in Cyprus

1,463 indicators covering health for Cyprus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 1,902 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 32.4% 25th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 1,628 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 23.4% 27th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 32.5% 2024 down 6.6% 21st
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 2,191 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 40.3% 22nd
Liver cancer death rate 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 11.3% 70th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 7,980 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 0.0% 33rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 14.5% 2023 up 117.5% 34th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 7,452 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 down 2.5% 36th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 45,750 2024 up 793.6% 38th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 8,530 Per hundred thousand inhabitants 2018 up 2.5% 33rd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 7 2022 up 16.7% 74th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 78 2014 up 59.2% 170th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2025 33rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP 6.3% 2024 up 112.5% 27th
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 8 2020 up 46.8% 147th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 51.6 per 100,000 population 2022 2nd
Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 6.86 per 100,000 women 2017 up 27.1% 28th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99 2019 up 0.7% 64th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 42.1% 40th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 10.7% 70th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 7.98 2022 up 18.0% 63rd
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 74.4% 2022 down 1.9% 44th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 34.0% 2022 down 15.0% 31st
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 24.4% 2022 up 14.6% 91st
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 57th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 16.0% 2022 up 9.9% 42nd
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 4.5 2022 up 10.6% 157th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0181 2023 up 39.1% 27th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 90.0% 93rd
Midwifery personnel 337 2023 up 38.7% 109th
Infant mortality rates 2.4 Rate 2012 up 41.2% 16th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 2024 unchanged 64th
Personal remittances, paid 1.30 billion 2024 up 64.7% 29th
Health care - Regions — Active physicians 4.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 49.5% 18th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 4.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 49.5% 18th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 54th
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 5.3 Days 2023 down 13.1% 27th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 82.0% 2024 up 1.2% 97th
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 82.0% 2024 up 1.2% 97th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 4.87 2024 down 70.1% 45th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 8.5 2021 down 18.3% 187th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 114th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 3 2021 down 42.3% 162nd
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 81 2021 up 15.7% 37th
Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.3 per 100,000 population 2021 110th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.61 2022 down 3.0% 149th
Share of deaths that are registered 78.5% 2019 116th
Personal remittances, received 677.03 million 2024 up 109.5% 55th
Health spending per capita 3,760 international-$ in 2020 prices 2024 up 76.9% 28th
Life expectancy by age and sex 83.5 Year 2024 up 1.5% 6th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 7.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2017 down 16.8% 37th
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 108,292 Discharges 2023 up 56.0% 31st
Mean systolic blood pressure 124.1 2009 down 2.4% 114th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 unchanged 95th
Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0021 Number 2100 down 12.7% 21st
Projected life expectancy by age, sex and type of projection 89.4 Year 2100 up 1.1% 7th
Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type 89.7 Year 2100 up 1.0% 13th