Denmark vs Greece: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Denmark
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Greece
0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
94th
Greece rank
97th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.2918 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 94th and Greece ranks 97th of 110 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0316 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5075 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0113 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4866 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3815 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Denmark and Greece?
- 0.2918 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Denmark ranks 94th and Greece ranks 97th 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.