Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Turkmenistan
4.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Uruguay
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan rank
15th
Uruguay rank
12th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Turkmenistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1423 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6226 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8803 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Turkmenistan and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Turkmenistan ranks 15th 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.