Bulgaria vs Japan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Bulgaria
1.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
1.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
84th
Japan rank
82nd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 84th and Japan ranks 82nd of 110 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9827 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6789 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th and Japan ranks 82nd 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.