Belize vs Mexico: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belize
5.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
4.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
11th
Mexico rank
14th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belize
- Mexico
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mexico ahead.
Belize ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.7037 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7656 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Belize, at 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belize and Mexico?
- 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belize ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 14th 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.