Syria vs United States: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Syria
2.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
United States
2.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Syria rank
66th
United States rank
68th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Syria
- United States
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States ahead.
Syria ranks 66th and United States ranks 68th of 110 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8213 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7141 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0797 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Syria or United States?
- Syria, at 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Syria and United States?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
- How do Syria and United States rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Syria ranks 66th and United States ranks 68th 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.