Italy vs New Zealand: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Italy
2.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
2.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Italy rank
58th
New Zealand rank
56th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 56th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1287 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1826 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1576 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4299 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0898 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9983 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Italy ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 56th 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.