Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia
Colombia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 3.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia, 1953–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia stood at 3.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia peaked at 5.79 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.
Colombia ranks 22nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.08 | — |
| 1954 | 1.56 | +44.4% |
| 1955 | 4.08 | +161.1% |
| 1956 | 4.34 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 2.03 | -53.3% |
| 1958 | 3.18 | +57.0% |
| 1959 | 3.82 | +20.0% |
| 1960 | 3.68 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 3.53 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 4.43 | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 3.63 | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 4.47 | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 4.65 | — |
| 1967 | 5.05 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 5.04 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.36 | -13.5% |
| 1972 | 4.47 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 5.05 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 4.76 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 5.2 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 4.67 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 5.25 | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 5.79 | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 5.48 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 4.9 | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 5.05 | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 4.35 | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 4.58 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 4.53 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.55 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.53 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.08 | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 4.22 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.5 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 4.26 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 4.91 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 5.12 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.45 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.64 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.32 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 4.58 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.22 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.32 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.32 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.27 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.61 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 3.91 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.18 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.73 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 4.11 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.03 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.37 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 3.94 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.99 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.79 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.17 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 3.86 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.76 | -2.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.03, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +161.1% | 1.56 | 4.08 |
| 1965 | -100.0% | 4.47 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 | 1.08 | 4.34 | 7 |
| 1960s | 3.88 | 0 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.83 | 4.47 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.13 | 4.3 | 5.79 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 4.08 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 | 4.22 | 5.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.91 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 | 3.76 | 4.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Colombia was 3.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 in 1985.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from 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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