People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus
Cyprus: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 47 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 problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 8.0% | -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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 13.4% | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
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 47 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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