Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru
Peru: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.2 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
7th
of 110 countries
All-time high
6.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
3.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1997
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru stood at 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru peaked at 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1997.
Peru ranks 7th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Peru was 6.2 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.