Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.271 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Cyprus, 1989–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 157 France 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 158 Switzerland 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 159 Croatia 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 Denmark 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 162 New Zealand 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 163 Netherlands 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,470 (2025)
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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .