Korea vs Netherlands: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Korea
1.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
1.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Korea rank
78th
Netherlands rank
77th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 78th and Netherlands ranks 77th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 1990s | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6038 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4941 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Korea ranks 78th and Netherlands ranks 77th 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.