Canada vs United States of America: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Canada
2.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
2.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
65th
United States of America rank
68th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2915 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1960s | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2849 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3958 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2927 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0625 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3145 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0259 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0539 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Canada, at 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Canada ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th 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.