Belize vs Suriname: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belize
5.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Suriname
5.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Belize rank
11th
Suriname rank
9th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belize
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Suriname ahead.
Belize ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 9th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.9091 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4623 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2014.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belize and Suriname?
- 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2014.
- How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belize ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 9th 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.