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Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil

Brazil: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3.56 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1989
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil, 1979–2021

012341979200020211979: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil is 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil peaked at 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.

That places Brazil 34th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people +13.5%
1981 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people -10.1%
1982 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
1983 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people +6.9%
1984 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
1985 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
1986 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
1987 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
1988 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people -18.3%
1989 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1990 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
1991 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1992 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
1993 3 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
1994 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
1995 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
1996 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people +14.4%
1997 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
1998 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people +4.4%
1999 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2000 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people +4.4%
2001 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2002 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
2003 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
2004 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people +7.7%
2005 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2006 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people +7.4%
2007 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people +4.6%
2008 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people -6.0%
2009 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people +4.6%
2010 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2011 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
2012 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people +7.8%
2013 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
2014 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
2015 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people +10.0%
2016 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
2017 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people -6.5%
2018 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people +4.4%
2019 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people +4.7%
2020 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people -7.0%
2021 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Panama 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 32 Mongolia 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 33 Philippines 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 35 Serbia 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 36 Belarus 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 37 Lithuania 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil?
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Brazil was 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
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