Iceland vs Thailand: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Iceland
4.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Thailand
3.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
23rd
Thailand rank
25th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Iceland
- Thailand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 25th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8106 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5425 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6523 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Iceland or Thailand?
- Iceland, at 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Iceland and Thailand?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Thailand?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Thailand rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 25th 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.