Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia
Georgia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0.8374 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia stood at 0.8374. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia peaked at 5.65 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8374, in 2024.
That places Georgia 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.65 | — |
| 1982 | 2.64 | -53.3% |
| 1985 | 4.96 | +88.1% |
| 1986 | 5.03 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.77 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 5.08 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 4.97 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 2.62 | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 3.68 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.71 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.25 | -39.2% |
| 1998 | 2.33 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.07 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.21 | +257.4% |
| 2005 | 3.05 | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 2.75 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.74 | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | -57.7% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 2.87 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 3.74 | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 4.36 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.58 | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 3.66 | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 3.02 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 2.62 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.63 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 2.12 | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8374 | -47.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.8374 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.8374 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +257.4% | 1.46 | 5.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.73 | 2.64 | 5.65 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 2.07 | 4.51 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.91 | 1.43 | 5.21 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 1.58 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 0.8374 | 2.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 101 Finland 0.9838 compare
- 102 Denmark 0.9689 compare
- 103 Oman 0.9078 compare
- 105 French Guiana 0 compare
- 105 Grenada 0 compare
- 105 Maldives 0 compare
- 105 Martinique 0 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 26 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 0.0305 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Georgia was 0.8374 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 in 1981.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8374 in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Georgia ranks 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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