Finland vs Sweden: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Finland
1.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
1.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
91st
Sweden rank
90th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0666 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0576 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2848 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1146 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3969 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9709 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Finland ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th 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.