Cyprus vs United Kingdom: Child mortality rate
Cyprus
0.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
163rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Cyprus
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.5 deaths per 100 live births against 0.47 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.31 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.932 deaths per 100 live births | 0.759 deaths per 100 live births | 0.173 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.602 deaths per 100 live births | 0.106 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.276 deaths per 100 live births | 0.462 deaths per 100 live births | 0.186 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.452 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cyprus or United Kingdom?
- Cyprus, at 0.5 deaths per 100 live births against 0.47 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cyprus and United Kingdom?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and United Kingdom rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cyprus ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.