Japan vs Norway: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old

Japan
1.63
in 2023
Norway
1.76
in 2016
Japan rank
85th
Norway rank
83rd

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.76 against 1.63 in Japan, a difference of 0.13.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 85th and Norway ranks 83rd of 110 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 4.58 10.23 5.65 Norway
1960s 6.05 9.55 3.5 Norway
1970s 5.87 6.99 1.13 Norway
1980s 4.15 4.64 0.4899 Norway
1990s 2.81 3.07 0.2656 Norway
2000s 1.99 2.58 0.5877 Norway
2010s 1.83 2.22 0.3916 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 1.76 against 1.63 in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Japan and Norway?
0.13, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Japan ranks 85th and Norway ranks 83rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,842 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed