France vs Netherlands: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
France
1.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
1.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
France rank
79th
Netherlands rank
77th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 77th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5493 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5331 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1803 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2227 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0705 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2759 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2481 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2667 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between France and Netherlands?
- 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- France ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 77th 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.