Romania vs Switzerland: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Romania
2.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
1.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Romania rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
74th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 74th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4845 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9098 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1980s | 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8565 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Romania or Switzerland?
- Romania, at 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Romania and Switzerland?
- 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Romania ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 74th 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.