Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece
Greece: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.41 for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2023.
The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece peaked at 11.21 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2020.
That places Greece 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.21 | — |
| 1962 | 8.42 | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 9.02 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 10.64 | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 10.25 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 8.49 | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 9.25 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 9.99 | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 9.24 | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 8.47 | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 8.46 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 8.56 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 7.44 | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 8.11 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 9.52 | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 9.05 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 8.48 | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 8.06 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 8.25 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.31 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.8 | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 6.04 | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 6.55 | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 6.96 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 5.17 | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 5.2 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.33 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.63 | -31.9% |
| 1989 | 3.91 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 4.28 | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.18 | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 4.29 | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.66 | -41.0% |
| 1995 | 4.59 | +72.7% |
| 1996 | 4.56 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.38 | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 4.15 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 4.21 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8 | -33.5% |
| 2001 | 3.51 | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 3.55 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6 | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 4.24 | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 4.53 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 2.95 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 4.14 | +70.1% |
| 2010 | 3.82 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 4.34 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.41 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 3.22 | +85.6% |
| 2017 | 3.54 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.49 | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 2.97 | +138.5% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 | -35.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 69% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.41 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +138.5% | 1.25 | 2.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.61 | 8.42 | 11.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.44 | 7.44 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 | 3.63 | 8.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 | 2.66 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.44 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 1.73 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1.25 | 2.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 92 Luxembourg 1.43 compare
- 93 Mayotte 1.42 compare
- 94 Panama 1.41 compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.41 compare
- 97 Moldova 1.4 compare
- 98 Costa Rica 1.29 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % 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 0.0188 units per person (2025)
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 1.41 in 2023, according to 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 11.21 in 1961.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Greece ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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