Colombia vs Ecuador: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Colombia
4.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador
4.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
17th
Ecuador rank
16th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Ecuador ranks 16th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4346 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0883 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0509 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5536 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2628 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Ecuador ranks 16th 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.