What is child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus was 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cyprus?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2504 deaths per 100 live births in 2015.

How does Cyprus rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Cyprus ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cyprus data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Cyprus: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4979 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 9.2%

World rank

160th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

0.2504 deaths per 100 live births

in 2015

Years of data

1971–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus, 1971–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus stood at 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus peaked at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2504 deaths per 100 live births, in 2015.

Cyprus ranks 160th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	9
1980s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.9308 deaths per 100 live births	0.7001 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4944 deaths per 100 live births	0.348 deaths per 100 live births	0.656 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2763 deaths per 100 live births	0.2504 deaths per 100 live births	0.3233 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4114 deaths per 100 live births	0.3278 deaths per 100 live births	0.4979 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

157 Serbia 0.5408 deaths per 100 live births compare
158 Malta 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births compare
159 Russia 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births compare
161 United Arab Emirates 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births compare
162 New Zealand 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births compare
163 United Kingdom 0.468 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Cyprus

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,981 (2025)
Population, female 680,291 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,655 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 6,796 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 7,395 (2025)
Population, female 49.6% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 7,382 (2025)
Population, male 690,463 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,082 (2025)

All data for Cyprus →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Cyprus was 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2504 deaths per 100 live births in 2015.
How does Cyprus rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Cyprus ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .