Italy vs Poland: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Italy
2.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
58th
Poland rank
60th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Poland ranks 60th of 110 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7984 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3915 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5547 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3634 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.635 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2611 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 Poland?
- Italy, at 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Italy and Poland?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Italy ranks 58th and Poland ranks 60th 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.