Barbados vs Cuba: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Barbados
10.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Cuba
6.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
3rd
Cuba rank
6th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Barbados ranks 3rd and Cuba ranks 6th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2484 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Barbados or Cuba?
- Barbados, at 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2013.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Barbados and Cuba?
- 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Barbados ranks 3rd and Cuba ranks 6th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.