Mortality rate, infant in Cyprus
Cyprus: Mortality rate, infant was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Cyprus, 1971–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Cyprus stood at 4.1 per 1,000 live births.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Cyprus peaked at 34.3 per 1,000 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 153rd of 195 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 | 29.86 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.46 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 per 1,000 live births | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Cyprus
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 7,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,607 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,542 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 482,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 7,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,557 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Cyprus?
- Mortality rate, infant in Cyprus was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3 per 1,000 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Cyprus ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.