New Zealand vs Spain: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
New Zealand
2.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Spain
2.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
56th
Spain rank
53rd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0818 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0568 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0988 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3662 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5197 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- New Zealand ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd 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.