Suriname vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Suriname
5.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Uruguay
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Suriname rank
9th
Uruguay rank
12th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3615 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2014.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Suriname ranks 9th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.