Australia vs Malaysia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old

Australia
1.96
in 2024
Malaysia
1.98
in 2020
Australia rank
70th
Malaysia rank
69th

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
246810195019872024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.98 against 1.96 in Australia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.66 2.31 0.3438 Australia
2010s 2.21 2.36 0.1467 Malaysia
2020s 2 1.98 0.0139 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.98 against 1.96 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Australia and Malaysia?
0.02, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Australia ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,842 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed