Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Cyprus

Under-five mortality rate in Cyprus in 2024 — 5 per 1,000. Ranked 40 in the world out of 196. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 86.4%.

2024 5 per 1,000 +8.7% vs 2023
World rank 40of 196
Period maximum 36.9 per 1,0001971
Period minimum 2.5 per 1,0002015

Trend over time

1971–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Cyprus, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 36.9 per 1,0001972: 36.5 per 1,0001973: 36.1 per 1,0001974: 35.3 per 1,0001975: 34.1 per 1,0001976: 32.2 per 1,0001977: 29.5 per 1,0001978: 26.6 per 1,0001979: 23.9 per 1,0001980: 21.6 per 1,0001981: 19.6 per 1,0001982: 17.8 per 1,0001983: 16.2 per 1,0001984: 14.6 per 1,0001985: 13.1 per 1,0001986: 12 per 1,0001987: 11.4 per 1,0001988: 11.2 per 1,0001989: 11.2 per 1,0001990: 11.2 per 1,0001991: 11.1 per 1,0001992: 10.8 per 1,0001993: 10.3 per 1,0001994: 9.7 per 1,0001995: 9.1 per 1,0001996: 8.5 per 1,0001997: 8 per 1,0001998: 7.5 per 1,0001999: 7 per 1,0002000: 6.6 per 1,0002001: 6.2 per 1,0002002: 5.8 per 1,0002003: 5.4 per 1,0002004: 5.1 per 1,0002005: 4.7 per 1,0002006: 4.4 per 1,0002007: 4.1 per 1,0002008: 3.8 per 1,0002009: 3.5 per 1,0002010: 3.2 per 1,0002011: 3 per 1,0002012: 2.8 per 1,0002013: 2.7 per 1,0002014: 2.6 per 1,0002015: 2.5 per 1,0002016: 2.5 per 1,0002017: 2.6 per 1,0002018: 2.7 per 1,0002019: 3 per 1,0002020: 3.3 per 1,0002021: 3.7 per 1,0002022: 4.1 per 1,0002023: 4.6 per 1,0002024: 5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −31.9 (−86.45%) Average annual rate: -3.7 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 16 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5 +0.4 +8.7%
2023 4.6 +0.5 +12.2%
2022 4.1 +0.4 +10.81%
2021 3.7 +0.4 +12.12%
2020 3.3 +0.3 +10%
2019 3 +0.3 +11.11%
2018 2.7 +0.1 +3.85%
2017 2.6 +0.1 +4%
2016 2.5 +0 +0%
2015 2.5 −0.1 −3.85%
2014 2.6 −0.1 −3.7%
2013 2.7 −0.1 −3.57%
2012 2.8 −0.2 −6.67%
2011 3 −0.2 −6.25%
2010 3.2 −0.3 −8.57%
2009 3.5 −0.3 −7.89%
2008 3.8 −0.3 −7.32%
2007 4.1 −0.3 −6.82%
2006 4.4 −0.3 −6.38%
2005 4.7 −0.4 −7.84%
2004 5.1 −0.3 −5.56%
2003 5.4 −0.4 −6.9%
2002 5.8 −0.4 −6.45%
2001 6.2 −0.4 −6.06%
2000 6.6 −0.4 −5.71%
1999 7 −0.5 −6.67%
1998 7.5 −0.5 −6.25%
1997 8 −0.5 −5.88%
1996 8.5 −0.6 −6.59%
1995 9.1 −0.6 −6.19%
1994 9.7 −0.6 −5.83%
1993 10.3 −0.5 −4.63%
1992 10.8 −0.3 −2.7%
1991 11.1 −0.1 −0.89%
1990 11.2 +0 +0%
1989 11.2 +0 +0%
1988 11.2 −0.2 −1.75%
1987 11.4 −0.6 −5%
1986 12 −1.1 −8.4%
1985 13.1 −1.5 −10.27%
1984 14.6 −1.6 −9.88%
1983 16.2 −1.6 −8.99%
1982 17.8 −1.8 −9.18%
1981 19.6 −2 −9.26%
1980 21.6 −2.3 −9.62%
1979 23.9 −2.7 −10.15%
1978 26.6 −2.9 −9.83%
1977 29.5 −2.7 −8.39%
1976 32.2 −1.9 −5.57%
1975 34.1 −1.2 −3.4%
1974 35.3 −0.8 −2.22%
1973 36.1 −0.4 −1.1%
1972 36.5 −0.4 −1.08%
1971 36.9

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.