El Salvador vs Jamaica: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
El Salvador
5.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Jamaica
5.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
El Salvador rank
10th
Jamaica rank
8th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 8th of 110 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.197 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3665 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6158 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 8th 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.