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
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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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Indicator
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
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