At a glance: Cyprus

Statistics

Basic Indicators		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
Under-5 mortality rate	1960	36
Under-5 mortality rate	2002	6
Infant mortality rate (under 1)	1960	30
Infant mortality rate (under 1)	2002	5
Total population (thousands)	2002	796
Annual no. of births (thousands)	2002	10
Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands)	2002	0
GNI per capita (US$)	2002	12320x
Life expectancy at birth (years)	2002	78
Total adult literacy rate	2000	97
Net primary school enrolment/attendance (%)	1996-2002*	95
% share of household income 1990-2000*	lowest 40%	-
% share of household income 1990-2000*	highest 20%	-
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Nutrition		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
% of infants with low birth weight	1998-2002*	-
% of children (1995-2002*) who are:	exclusively breastfed (<6 months)	-
	breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months)	-
	still breastfeeding (20-23 months)	-
% of under-fives (1995-2002*) suffering from:	underweight moderate & severe	-
	underweight severe	-
	wasting moderate & severe	-
	stunting moderate & severe	-
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (6-59 months)	2001	-
% of households consuming iodized salt	1997-2002*	-
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Health		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
% of population using improved drinking water sources 2000	total	100
	urban	100
	rural	100
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000	total	100
	urban	100
	rural	100
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 2002	total	25
% immunized 2002	1-year-old children TB	-
	1-year-old children DPT3	98
	1-year-old children polio3	98
	1-year-old children measles	86
	1-year-old children HepB3	89
	pregnant women tetanus	-
(%) under-fives with ARI	1998-2002*	-
(%) under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	1998-2002*	-
Oral rehydration rate (%)	1994-2002*	-
Malaria: 1999-2001	% under-fives sleeping under a bednet	-
	% under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet	-
	% under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	-
Definitions and data sources

HIV/AIDS			to the top
Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), end-2001			0.3
Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001	adults and children (0-49 years)		<1000
Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS, end-2001	children (0-14 years)		-
Median HIV prevalence among pregnant women (15-24 years) in countries with adult prevalence over 1%	Year		-
	all regions [# sites]		-
	capital city [# sites]		-
	other urban [# sites]		-
	rural [# sites]		-
HIV prevention 1996-2002* (15-24 years)	% who know condom can prevent HIV	male	-
	% who know condom can prevent HIV	female	-
	% who know healthy-looking person can have HIV	male	-
	% who know healthy-looking person can have HIV	female	-
	% who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV	female	-
% who used condom at last high-risk sex 1996-2002*	Male (15-24 years)		-
% who used condom at last high-risk sex 1996-2002*	Female (15-24 years)		-
Orphans	Children orphaned by AIDS (0-14 years)	2001	-
Orphans	Orphan school attendance ratio	(1995-2001*)	-
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Education		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
Adult literacy rate	1990 male	98
	1990 female	91
	2000 male	99
	2000 female	95
Number per 100 population 2001	phones	109
Number per 100 population 2001	Internet users	22
Primary school enrolment ratio 1997-2000*	(gross) male	97
	(gross) female	97
	(net) male	95
	(net) female	95
Net primary school attendance % (1992-2002*)	male	-
Net primary school attendance % (1992-2002*)	female	-
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5	Admin. data 1995-1999*	99
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5	Survey data 1995-2001	-
Secondary school enrolment ratio 1997-2000* (gross)	male	93
Secondary school enrolment ratio 1997-2000* (gross)	female	94
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Demographic indicators		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
Population (thousands) 2002	under 18	215
Population (thousands) 2002	under 5	52
Population annual growth rate (%)	1970-90	0.5
Population annual growth rate (%)	1990-2002	1.3
Crude death rate	1970	10
Crude death rate	2002	8
Crude birth rate	1970	19
Crude birth rate	2002	13
Life expectancy	1970	71
Life expectancy	2002	78
Total fertility rate	2002	1.9
% of population urbanized	2002	71
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%)	1970-90	2.8
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%)	1990-2002	2
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Economic indicators		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
GNI per capita (US$) 2002		12320x
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%)	1960-90	6.2x
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%)	1990-2002	3.2
Average annual rate of inflation (%) 1990-2002		3x
% of population below $1 a day 1990-2001		-
% of central government expenditure allocated to (1992-2001*)	health	6
	education	12
	defence	4
ODA inflow in millions US$ 2001		-
ODA inflow as a % of recipient GNI 2001		-
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services	1990	-
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services	2001	-
Definitions and data sources

Women		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
Life expectancy: females as a % of males	2002	105
Adult literacy rate: females as a % of males	2000	97
Gross enrolment ratios: females as a % of males	primary school 1997-2000*	100
Gross enrolment ratios: females as a % of males	secondary school 1997-2000*	101
Contraceptive prevalence (%)	1995-2002*	-
Antenatal care coverage (%)	1995-2002*	-
Skilled attendant at delivery (%)	1995-2002*	100
Maternal mortality ratio+	reported 1985-2002*	0
Maternal mortality ratio+	adjusted 2000	47
Definitions and data sources

Child Protection			to the top
Child labour (5-14 years) 1999-2001*	total		-
	male		-
	female		-
	urban		-
	rural		-
	poorest 20%		-
	richest 20%		-
	mother with no education		-
	mother with some education		-
Birth registration 1999-2001*	total		-
	urban		-
	rural		-
Female genital mutilation/cutting 1998-2002*	women (15-49 years)	total	-
		urban	-
		rural	-
	daughters total		-
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The rate of progress		to the top
Under-5 mortality rank		164
Under-5 mortality rate	1960	36
	1990	12
	2002	6
Average annual rate of reduction (%)	1960-90	3.7
Average annual rate of reduction (%)	1990-2002	5.8
Reduction since 1990 (%)		50
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%)	1960-90	6.2x
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%)	2002	3.2
Total fertility rate	1960	3.5
	1990	2.4
	2002	1.9
Average annual rate of reduction (%)	1960-90	1.3
Average annual rate of reduction (%)	2002	1.9
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