Singapore vs Switzerland: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Singapore
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
1.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore rank
73rd
Switzerland rank
74th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 74th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0098 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7158 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1074 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Singapore, at 1.98 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 Singapore and Switzerland?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Singapore ranks 73rd 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.