Costa Rica vs Hungary: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Costa Rica
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hungary
2.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Hungary rank
67th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Hungary, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Hungary ranks 67th of 110 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.313 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5784 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3741 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2025 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Costa Rica, at 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Hungary ranks 67th 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.