Mexico vs Turkmenistan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Mexico
4.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan
4.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Mexico rank
14th
Turkmenistan rank
15th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Mexico
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5758 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1743 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3104 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 Turkmenistan?
- Mexico, at 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Mexico and Turkmenistan?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Mexico and Turkmenistan rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 15th 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.