Ireland vs Portugal: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Ireland
2.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
2.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
43rd
Portugal rank
42nd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 110 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9581 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8964 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0331 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd 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.