What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Malaysia and Paraguay?

0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Malaysia vs Paraguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old

Malaysia

2.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Paraguay

2.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malaysia rank

54th

Paraguay rank

51st

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time

Malaysia
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.53 deaths per 100,000 people	3.72 deaths per 100,000 people	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	Paraguay
2010s	2.18 deaths per 100,000 people	3.25 deaths per 100,000 people	1.07 deaths per 100,000 people	Paraguay
2020s	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	2.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0643 deaths per 100,000 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Malaysia or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Malaysia and Paraguay?: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?: Malaysia ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st 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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Indicator: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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