Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate was 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus, 1999–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus is 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus peaked at 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 51st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.6% |
| 2008 | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 9.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 48 Slovakia 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Kyrgyzstan 13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Mongolia 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 United States of America 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Latvia 11.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus?
- Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Cyprus was 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.