In 2006,

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for males in Cyprus was 79 and for females 82 years. Infant mortality in 2002 was 5 per 1,000 live births, comparing favourably to most developed nations. A systematic population analysis of deaths in the adult population (ages 15–59) and released in 2010 in

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place Cyprus as the country with the lowest mortality in females and 14th lowest mortality in males. A new measure of expected human capital calculated for 195 countries from 1990 to 2016 and defined for each birth cohort as the expected years lived from age 20 to 64 years and adjusted for educational attainment, learning or education quality, and functional health status was published by

in September 2018. Cyprus had the twentieth highest level of expected human capital with 24 health, education, and learning-adjusted expected years lived between age 20 and 64 years.

Major diagnoses

The three most common causes of death are circulatory disease,

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s, and

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. The two most common cancers are prostate cancer and

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. The measles immunisation rate of 86% for one year olds is below the

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European region average rate and second lowest in the EU.

Health indicators

As of 2013,

for females was 85 and for males 80. Infant mortality in 2002 was 5 per 1,000 live births, comparing favourably to most developed nations. A systematic population analysis of deaths in the adult population (ages 15–59) and released in 2010 in

, place Cyprus as the country with the lowest mortality for females and 14th lowest mortality for males.

Diabetes

In 2015 it was estimated that 10.2% of the population has diabetes, costing about $2,295 per person per year.

Smoking

Smoking rates in Cyprus are considered high by international standards.

Statistics from 1998 show that 38.5% of males were smokers.

References

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Major diagnoses

Health indicators

Diabetes

Smoking

See also

References