Colombia vs Turkmenistan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Colombia
4.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Turkmenistan
4.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Colombia rank
17th
Turkmenistan rank
15th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Colombia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3471 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0692 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1577 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1542 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Colombia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkmenistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.
- How do Colombia and Turkmenistan rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th 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.