Belize vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belize
5.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
11th
Uruguay rank
12th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belize
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uruguay ahead.
Belize ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.7037 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.478 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3332 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Belize, at 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belize and Uruguay?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belize ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.