Kuwait vs Singapore: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Kuwait
2.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
70th
Singapore rank
73rd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Kuwait ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7991 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.908 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2408 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.175 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2402 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Kuwait, at 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Kuwait ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 73rd 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.