Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
10.81
Montenegro
Lowest
0
Martinique
Median
2.22
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,842
What the numbers show
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 10.81 in Montenegro; the lowest is 0 in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.22, and the mean is 2.7.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 424.2%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 10.81 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 8.66 | 2013 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 8.33 | 2024 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.85 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 5.87 | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 6 | Jamaica | 5.15 | 2014 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 7 | Fiji | 5.13 | 2012 | down 68.6% | flat |
| 8 | Iran | 4.94 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 4.9 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 4.88 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 4.81 | 2015 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 12 | Qatar | 4.7 | 2023 | up 424.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 4.6 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 4.57 | 2023 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 4.41 | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 4.34 | 2007 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 17 | Guadeloupe | 4.09 | 2016 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Venezuela | 4.07 | 2016 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 19 | Philippines | 3.99 | 2019 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 3.92 | 2022 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritius | 3.89 | 2023 | up 100.7% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 3.76 | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 3.74 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 3.64 | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 3.61 | 2022 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 3.59 | 2019 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 3.56 | 2019 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 3.28 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 3.19 | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 3.08 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 3.07 | 2019 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 3.06 | 2022 | up 191.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.05 | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 3.03 | 2018 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 35 | Russia | 2.96 | 2019 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 2.95 | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 2.93 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 2.93 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Reunion | 2.91 | 2016 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 2.88 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Kuwait | 2.87 | 2024 | up 349.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Suriname | 2.87 | 2014 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 2.85 | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 2.8 | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 2.79 | 2021 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 46 | Turkey | 2.78 | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 2.67 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 2.6 | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 2.54 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 50 | Belize | 2.54 | 2022 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 2.43 | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Armenia | 2.42 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 53 | Hong Kong | 2.41 | 2017 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 54 | Syria | 2.36 | 2010 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 55 | Belgium | 2.24 | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 2.21 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Canada | 2.21 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 2.2 | 2022 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.19 | 2022 | up 402.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Ireland | 2.19 | 2022 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.17 | 2020 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 2.09 | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 2.06 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 2.05 | 2018 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 2.03 | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 2.03 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 2.02 | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 1.99 | 2022 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 1.98 | 2020 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 70 | Australia | 1.96 | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 1.95 | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 72 | New Zealand | 1.9 | 2018 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 1.9 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 74 | Bahamas | 1.86 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Czechia | 1.84 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 76 | Netherlands | 1.82 | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 1.8 | 2010 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 1.8 | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 79 | Germany | 1.79 | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 80 | Sweden | 1.77 | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 81 | United States | 1.77 | 2022 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 82 | South Africa | 1.76 | 2020 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 1.76 | 2016 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 1.7 | 2018 | up 68.5% | flat |
| 85 | Japan | 1.63 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 1.61 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | 1.59 | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 88 | Singapore | 1.58 | 2022 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahrain | 1.58 | 2014 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1.55 | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 91 | France | 1.53 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 1.43 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Mayotte | 1.42 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 1.41 | 2022 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 95 | Greece | 1.41 | 2023 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.41 | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Moldova | 1.4 | 2023 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 1.29 | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 1.11 | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.9926 | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 101 | Finland | 0.9838 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Denmark | 0.9689 | 2022 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 0.9078 | 2021 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 104 | Georgia | 0.8374 | 2024 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 105 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Maldives | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 105 | French Guiana | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Martinique | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |