Cuba vs Mauritius: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Cuba
6.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritius
6.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
6th
Mauritius rank
4th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Cuba
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 4th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2512 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9534 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2714 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3296 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Cuba or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Cuba and Mauritius?
- 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritius?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Mauritius rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Cuba ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 4th 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.