Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand is 1.9, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand peaked at 11.76 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 72nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.98 | — |
| 1951 | 7.89 | -12.1% |
| 1952 | 9.42 | +19.3% |
| 1953 | 8.6 | -8.7% |
| 1954 | 8.28 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 9.66 | +16.6% |
| 1956 | 10.04 | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 8.85 | -11.8% |
| 1958 | 10.78 | +21.8% |
| 1959 | 10.15 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 11.76 | +15.9% |
| 1961 | 9.88 | -16.0% |
| 1962 | 9.79 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 8.02 | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 9.21 | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 8.44 | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 10.37 | +22.9% |
| 1967 | 9.6 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 9.34 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 7.73 | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 9.08 | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 8.43 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 7.39 | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 9.55 | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 7.7 | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 8.57 | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 7.09 | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 5.73 | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 6.88 | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 6.73 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.83 | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 5.77 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.66 | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 6.75 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.05 | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 6.29 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 5.35 | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 7.09 | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 5.28 | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 8.15 | +54.4% |
| 1990 | 5.54 | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 4.77 | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 5.26 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.12 | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 4.08 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5 | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 3.81 | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 5.04 | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 5.04 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.87 | -42.9% |
| 2000 | 4.27 | +48.5% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.32 | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | -47.2% |
| 2005 | 3.12 | +125.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 3.06 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2.36 | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.01 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 1.83 | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 3.31 | +81.2% |
| 2013 | 1.96 | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 3.38 | +72.2% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 2.71 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.22, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +125.5% | 1.38 | 3.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.27 | 7.89 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.41 | 7.73 | 11.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.71 | 5.73 | 9.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 | 5.28 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 2.87 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1.38 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 1.83 | 3.38 | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand was 1.9 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.76 in 1960.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- New Zealand ranks 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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