Mexico vs Nicaragua: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Mexico
4.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Nicaragua
5.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
14th
Nicaragua rank
13th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Nicaragua ranks 13th of 110 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2265 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1891 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0612 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Nicaragua ranks 13th 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.