Costa Rica vs Ukraine: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Costa Rica
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ukraine
2.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
64th
Ukraine rank
62nd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Costa Rica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Ukraine ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.931 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5489 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Ukraine rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Ukraine ranks 62nd 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.