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
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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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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

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