France vs Japan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
France
1.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
1.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
79th
Japan rank
82nd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 79th and Japan ranks 82nd of 110 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7486 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.664 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1238 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3043 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0056 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2732 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, France or Japan?
- France, at 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between France and Japan?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- France ranks 79th and Japan ranks 82nd 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.