Costa Rica vs Norway: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Costa Rica
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
2.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
64th
Norway rank
63rd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Norway ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0945 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Norway ranks 63rd 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.