Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece
Greece: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 58.0%
World rank
97th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1977
All-time low
0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece, 1961–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece peaked at 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Greece 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.3% |
| 1963 | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.8% |
| 1965 | 7.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.2% |
| 1966 | 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.3% |
| 1968 | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.1% |
| 1969 | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 1974 | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 5.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.5% |
| 1988 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.3% |
| 1998 | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +80.4% |
| 2005 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people | -58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 94 Denmark 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Belgium 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Croatia 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Albania 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5847 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0 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 Greece?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece was 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Greece ranks 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.