Youth mortality rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Youth mortality rate was 0.5914 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Cyprus, 1983–2024
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 0.5914 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Cyprus peaked at 1.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3641 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.
That places Cyprus 162nd 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 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8814 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4914 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8384 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3952 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3641 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4606 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5096 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5914 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 160 United Arab Emirates 0.6006 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5921 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 164 United Kingdom 0.5464 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 165 Poland 0.5299 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 youth mortality rate in Cyprus?
- Youth mortality rate in Cyprus was 0.5914 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3641 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for youth mortality rate?
- Cyprus ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.