Barbados vs Mauritius: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Barbados
10.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Mauritius
6.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
3rd
Mauritius rank
4th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Barbados
- Mauritius
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 3rd and Mauritius ranks 4th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6749 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0532 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.578 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.27 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 Mauritius?
- Barbados, at 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2013.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Barbados and Mauritius?
- 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Barbados ranks 3rd and Mauritius ranks 4th 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.