Share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of deaths from major causes was 3.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 3.26 for share of deaths from major causes in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus peaked at 3.85 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9466, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 77th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9466 | — |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.44 | +213.5% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 2.89 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.72 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.43 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 3.85 | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 3.81 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.19 | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 3.47 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.41 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.27 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.69 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.26 | +3.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.86, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.26 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.08, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from major causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +213.5% | 1.1 | 3.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9466 | 0.9466 | 0.9466 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.83 | 1.1 | 3.55 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.45 | 2.8 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 | 3.16 | 3.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 74 Seychelles 3.35 compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 3.3 compare
- 76 Jordan 3.28 compare
- 78 Norway 3.22 compare
- 79 Dominica 3.22 compare
- 80 Netherlands 3.17 compare
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 share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Cyprus was 3.26 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9466 in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Cyprus ranks 77th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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