What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.

What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.

How does Puerto Rico rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?

Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.

Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico

Name: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 100.0%

World rank

100th

of 110 countries

All-time high

8.12 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1962

All-time low

0 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2022

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico, 1961–2022

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 Puerto Rico stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.

That places Puerto Rico 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1961	2.97 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1962	8.12 deaths per 100,000 people	+173.3%
1963	3.41 deaths per 100,000 people	-58.0%
1964	2.36 deaths per 100,000 people	-30.6%
1965	3.65 deaths per 100,000 people	+54.7%
1966	7.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+116.6%
1969	5.39 deaths per 100,000 people	-31.9%
1970	7.12 deaths per 100,000 people	+32.1%
1971	3.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-52.5%
1972	6.15 deaths per 100,000 people	+81.8%
1973	3.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-39.7%
1974	4.37 deaths per 100,000 people	+17.6%
1975	5.34 deaths per 100,000 people	+22.3%
1976	3.74 deaths per 100,000 people	-30.0%
1977	3.39 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.4%
1979	3.6 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.4%
1980	4.14 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.9%
1981	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.1%
1982	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1983	2.82 deaths per 100,000 people	-35.2%
1984	3.62 deaths per 100,000 people	+28.5%
1985	3.56 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
1986	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.2%
1987	2.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.3%
1988	3.48 deaths per 100,000 people	+31.4%
1989	4.29 deaths per 100,000 people	+23.2%
1990	2.44 deaths per 100,000 people	-43.2%
1991	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	-37.5%
1992	2.11 deaths per 100,000 people	+38.6%
1993	2.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+19.6%
1994	1.93 deaths per 100,000 people	-23.8%
1995	3.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+86.1%
1996	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-44.5%
1997	3.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+68.4%
1998	2.36 deaths per 100,000 people	-29.5%
1999	4.06 deaths per 100,000 people	+72.2%
2000	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	-49.9%
2001	0.6792 deaths per 100,000 people	-66.7%
2002	3.06 deaths per 100,000 people	+350.4%
2003	2.73 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.7%
2004	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	-24.4%
2005	2.09 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.2%
2006	1.76 deaths per 100,000 people	-15.8%
2007	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	+21.3%
2008	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	-49.3%
2009	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	+103.5%
2010	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	+36.0%
2011	1.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-61.3%
2012	1.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+36.7%
2013	2.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+27.4%
2014	1.23 deaths per 100,000 people	-38.9%
2015	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	+69.9%
2016	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-37.2%
2017	0.4548 deaths per 100,000 people	-65.4%
2021	1.47 deaths per 100,000 people	+222.2%
2022	0 deaths per 100,000 people	-100.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4.83 deaths per 100,000 people	2.36 deaths per 100,000 people	8.12 deaths per 100,000 people	7
1970s	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	3.38 deaths per 100,000 people	7.12 deaths per 100,000 people	9
1980s	3.62 deaths per 100,000 people	2.65 deaths per 100,000 people	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	2.59 deaths per 100,000 people	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	4.06 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	1.98 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6792 deaths per 100,000 people	3.06 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4548 deaths per 100,000 people	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	8
2020s	0.7327 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	1.47 deaths per 100,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

97 Greece 0.9382 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 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 Puerto Rico?: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Puerto Rico was 0 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 Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?: Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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