People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Cyprus
Cyprus: People having a long-standing illness or health … educational was 13.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus stood at 13.4.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus peaked at 26.6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 20th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.6 | — |
| 2009 | 7.6 | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2 | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 26.6 | +269.4% |
| 2018 | 10.3 | -61.3% |
| 2019 | 9.2 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 11.5 | +40.2% |
| 2025 | 13.4 | +16.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 13.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 13.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +269.4% | 7.2 | 26.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.36 | 7.2 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.25 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus was 13.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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