Jamaica vs Suriname: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Jamaica
5.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Suriname
5.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Jamaica rank
8th
Suriname rank
9th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 9th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3359 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4334 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Jamaica, at 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname as of 2014.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Jamaica ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 9th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.