El Salvador vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old

El Salvador
5.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
10th
Uruguay rank
12th

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people Uruguay
2000s 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4922 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people 1.31 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 Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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