Life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus

Cyprus: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83.8 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 215 countries
All-time high
83.93 years
in 2016
All-time low
66.44 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus is 83.8 years, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus peaked at 83.93 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.44 years, in 1963.

Cyprus ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.86 years 66.44 years 70.94 years 10
1970s 72.84 years 70.79 years 74.84 years 10
1980s 77.03 years 75.33 years 78.6 years 10
1990s 79.32 years 78.67 years 80.18 years 10
2000s 81.8 years 80.47 years 83.02 years 10
2010s 83.68 years 83.24 years 83.93 years 10
2020s 83.34 years 82.58 years 83.8 years 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 36 Denmark 84.2 years compare
  2. 37 United States Virgin Islands 84.1 years compare
  3. 38 Saint Martin (French part) 83.96 years compare
  4. 40 Estonia 83.7 years compare
  5. 40 New Zealand 83.7 years compare
  6. 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cyprus was 83.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 83.93 years in 2016.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 66.44 years in 1963.
How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Cyprus ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.