Chile vs Italy: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Chile
2.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
2.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Chile rank
57th
Italy rank
58th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.
Chile ranks 57th and Italy ranks 58th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7591 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6656 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1818 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2382 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3834 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Chile or Italy?
- Chile, at 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Chile and Italy?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Chile ranks 57th and Italy ranks 58th 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.