Belize vs El Salvador: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belize
5.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador
5.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Belize rank
11th
El Salvador rank
10th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 110 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9702 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6451 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belize ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 10th 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.