Kuwait vs United States of America: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Kuwait
2.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
2.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
70th
United States of America rank
68th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Kuwait
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States of America ahead.
Kuwait ranks 70th and United States of America ranks 68th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8749 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6422 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1022 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3824 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Kuwait and United States of America?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States of America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and United States of America rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Kuwait ranks 70th and United States of America ranks 68th 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.