Brazil vs Panama: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Brazil
3.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Panama
3.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
34th
Panama rank
31st
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Brazil
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.
Brazil ranks 34th and Panama ranks 31st of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4042 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1901 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5198 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3432 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Brazil or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Brazil and Panama?
- 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Brazil ranks 34th and Panama ranks 31st 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.