Belgium vs Greece: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belgium
1.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Greece
0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
95th
Greece rank
97th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.2318 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 95th and Greece ranks 97th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1766 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7846 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3807 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0347 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.378 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6462 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Belgium or Greece?
- Belgium, at 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.2318 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belgium ranks 95th and Greece ranks 97th 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.