Mexico vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Mexico
4.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
14th
Uruguay rank
12th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9084 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7738 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.15 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 Uruguay?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.