Sweden vs Tajikistan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Sweden
1.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Tajikistan
1.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden rank
90th
Tajikistan rank
87th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Sweden
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 90th and Tajikistan ranks 87th of 110 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3603 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2345 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1704 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0319 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Sweden or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Sweden and Tajikistan?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tajikistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Tajikistan rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Sweden ranks 90th and Tajikistan ranks 87th 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.