France vs Korea: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
France
1.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Korea
1.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
79th
Korea rank
78th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
France ranks 79th and Korea ranks 78th of 110 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 1990s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8797 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1863 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2274 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Korea, at 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between France and Korea?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- France ranks 79th and Korea ranks 78th 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.