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Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Egypt

Egypt: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.93 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
44th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
All-time low
2.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
37
1965–2019

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Egypt, 1965–2019

012341965199220191965: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1970: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1971: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1972: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1973: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1974: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1978: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 2.9 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 Egypt is 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Egypt peaked at 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1980.

Egypt ranks 44th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

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

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1965 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people —
1966 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
1967 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people +34.3%
1970 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people -27.2%
1971 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people +23.2%
1972 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people -11.9%
1973 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
1974 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people +18.8%
1975 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people -12.7%
1976 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people +2.7%
1977 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
1978 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people -16.7%
1979 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people +4.5%
1980 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people -12.9%
1987 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people +49.9%
1991 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
1992 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
2000 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2001 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people +13.6%
2002 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2003 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2004 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people -10.5%
2005 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
2006 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2007 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people -5.8%
2008 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2009 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
2010 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2011 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
2012 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2013 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people +3.8%
2014 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
2015 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people -15.4%
2016 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people +6.6%
2017 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people -14.6%
2018 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
2019 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1970s 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1990s 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2
2000s 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 41 Slovakia 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 42 Portugal 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 43 Ireland 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 45 Réunion 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 46 Slovenia 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 2.73 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 Egypt?
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Egypt was 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
How does Egypt rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Egypt ranks 44th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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