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 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25.0%
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
13th
of 22 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2018
All-time low
15.3%
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus is 25.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus peaked at 25.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2009.
Cyprus ranks 13th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.3% | — |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +18.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 25.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1%, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 25.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 25.0% | 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)
- 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 25.0% 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 25.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2009.
- How does Cyprus rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Cyprus ranks 13th out of 22 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 39.7%. 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 groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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