Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Egypt
2.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
2.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Egypt rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0065 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1566 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3307 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4293 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Egypt ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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.