El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
El Salvador
5.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Nicaragua
5.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
13th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 110 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6399 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0679 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 13th 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.