Norway vs Poland: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Norway
2.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Poland
2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway rank
63rd
Poland rank
60th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 63rd and Poland ranks 60th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6101 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9148 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7576 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.197 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Norway and Poland?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Norway ranks 63rd and Poland ranks 60th 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.