Ecuador vs Mexico: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Ecuador
4.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
4.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4338 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3318 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3446 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3401 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1218 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Ecuador ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th 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.