Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
2.55 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 94.3%
World rank
56th
of 110 countries
All-time high
9.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1976
All-time low
1.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand, 1950–2018
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 New Zealand is 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.3% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in New Zealand peaked at 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
New Zealand ranks 56th 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 | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 1952 | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1953 | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1954 | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.5% |
| 1955 | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.4% |
| 1956 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1957 | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.2% |
| 1958 | 7.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.5% |
| 1959 | 7.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1961 | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.0% |
| 1962 | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.6% |
| 1963 | 7.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.6% |
| 1964 | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.1% |
| 1965 | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +80.7% |
| 1966 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.1% |
| 1967 | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.6% |
| 1970 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.9% |
| 1971 | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.8% |
| 1974 | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.2% |
| 1976 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.4% |
| 1979 | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.4% |
| 1981 | 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.6% |
| 1982 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.4% |
| 1983 | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +256.2% |
| 1984 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -63.7% |
| 1985 | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.5% |
| 1986 | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.2% |
| 1987 | 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.6% |
| 1997 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.8% |
| 2000 | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -58.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +81.8% |
| 2007 | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.2% |
| 2008 | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -53.2% |
| 2010 | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +94.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people, 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +256.2% | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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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 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- New Zealand ranks 56th 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 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.