Canada vs Norway: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Canada
2.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
2.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Canada rank
65th
Norway rank
63rd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 65th and Norway ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6305 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0314 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1775 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.154 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1554 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2016.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Canada and Norway?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Canada ranks 65th and Norway ranks 63rd 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.