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Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus

Cyprus: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.271 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.271 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
160th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6161 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
0.1402 deaths per 100 live births
in 2016
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus, 1989–2024

0.10.20.30.40.50.61989200620241989: 0.614 deaths per 100 live births1990: 0.616 deaths per 100 live births1991: 0.611 deaths per 100 live births1992: 0.593 deaths per 100 live births1993: 0.565 deaths per 100 live births1994: 0.532 deaths per 100 live births1995: 0.5 deaths per 100 live births1996: 0.469 deaths per 100 live births1997: 0.439 deaths per 100 live births1998: 0.411 deaths per 100 live births1999: 0.385 deaths per 100 live births2000: 0.361 deaths per 100 live births2001: 0.34 deaths per 100 live births2002: 0.319 deaths per 100 live births2003: 0.3 deaths per 100 live births2004: 0.281 deaths per 100 live births2005: 0.262 deaths per 100 live births2006: 0.243 deaths per 100 live births2007: 0.225 deaths per 100 live births2008: 0.21 deaths per 100 live births2009: 0.195 deaths per 100 live births2010: 0.183 deaths per 100 live births2011: 0.171 deaths per 100 live births2012: 0.16 deaths per 100 live births2013: 0.151 deaths per 100 live births2014: 0.145 deaths per 100 live births2015: 0.141 deaths per 100 live births2016: 0.14 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.144 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.152 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.164 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.18 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.2 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.224 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.249 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.271 deaths per 100 live births

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

Cyprus recorded 0.271 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus peaked at 0.6161 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1402 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.

That places Cyprus 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1989 0.6144 deaths per 100 live births —
1990 0.6161 deaths per 100 live births +0.3%
1991 0.6108 deaths per 100 live births -0.9%
1992 0.5927 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
1993 0.5648 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
1994 0.532 deaths per 100 live births -5.8%
1995 0.5 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
1996 0.4689 deaths per 100 live births -6.2%
1997 0.4394 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
1998 0.411 deaths per 100 live births -6.5%
1999 0.3851 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
2000 0.3614 deaths per 100 live births -6.1%
2001 0.3396 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
2002 0.3194 deaths per 100 live births -5.9%
2003 0.3001 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
2004 0.2809 deaths per 100 live births -6.4%
2005 0.2617 deaths per 100 live births -6.8%
2006 0.2429 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2007 0.2254 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2008 0.2096 deaths per 100 live births -7.0%
2009 0.1954 deaths per 100 live births -6.8%
2010 0.1827 deaths per 100 live births -6.5%
2011 0.171 deaths per 100 live births -6.4%
2012 0.1603 deaths per 100 live births -6.2%
2013 0.1514 deaths per 100 live births -5.6%
2014 0.1447 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
2015 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2016 0.1402 deaths per 100 live births -0.3%
2017 0.1439 deaths per 100 live births +2.6%
2018 0.1518 deaths per 100 live births +5.4%
2019 0.1638 deaths per 100 live births +7.9%
2020 0.18 deaths per 100 live births +9.9%
2021 0.2003 deaths per 100 live births +11.2%
2022 0.224 deaths per 100 live births +11.9%
2023 0.2494 deaths per 100 live births +11.3%
2024 0.271 deaths per 100 live births +8.6%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 0.271 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 0.271 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6144 deaths per 100 live births 0.6144 deaths per 100 live births 0.6144 deaths per 100 live births 1
1990s 0.5121 deaths per 100 live births 0.3851 deaths per 100 live births 0.6161 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 0.2736 deaths per 100 live births 0.1954 deaths per 100 live births 0.3614 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 0.1551 deaths per 100 live births 0.1402 deaths per 100 live births 0.1827 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.2249 deaths per 100 live births 0.18 deaths per 100 live births 0.271 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 157 France 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 158 Switzerland 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 159 Croatia 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 161 Denmark 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 162 New Zealand 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 163 Netherlands 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus?
Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus was 0.271 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.6161 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
How does Cyprus rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Cyprus ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .