Colombia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Colombia
4.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
4.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Colombia rank
17th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
18th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 18th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1960s | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1970s | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3377 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1980s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0579 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3294 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2000s | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0992 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0474 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Colombia, at 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 18th 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.