Health care in Cyprus
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Health care in Cyprus accounted for 5.8% of GDP in Cyprus
in 2002 of which 51% came from private resources compared with an average of just 25% in the rest of the EU.
for males 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 The Lancet
place Cyprus as the country with the lowest mortality in females and 14th lowest mortality in males.
Statistics from 1998 show that 38.5% of males were smokers.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
in 2002 of which 51% came from private resources compared with an average of just 25% in the rest of the EU.
Health indicators
In 2006, life expectancyLife expectancy
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for males 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 The Lancet
The Lancet
The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...
place Cyprus as the country with the lowest mortality in females and 14th lowest mortality in males.
Smoking
Smoking rates in Cyprus are considered high by international standards. WHOWho
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Statistics from 1998 show that 38.5% of males were smokers.