Cuba vs Peru: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Cuba
6.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru
6.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
6th
Peru rank
7th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Cuba
- Peru
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 6th and Peru ranks 7th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9793 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5445 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0972 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Cuba, at 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Cuba and Peru?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Peru?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Peru rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Cuba ranks 6th and Peru ranks 7th 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.