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Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.29 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
61st
of 110 countries
All-time high
6.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1987
All-time low
2.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation, 1980–2019

02461980199920191980: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 5 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2019, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation stood at 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation peaked at 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.

Russian Federation ranks 61st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1980 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people -8.4%
1982 6.14 deaths per 100,000 people +14.9%
1983 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
1984 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
1985 6.11 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1986 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
1987 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1988 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
1989 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people -7.0%
1990 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1991 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people +8.7%
1992 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
1993 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
1994 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people -10.9%
1995 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
1996 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people +3.2%
1997 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people -11.9%
1998 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1999 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people +3.8%
2000 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
2001 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2002 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
2003 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
2004 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2005 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2006 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people -6.0%
2007 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people +1.7%
2008 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people -17.2%
2009 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people +17.5%
2010 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people -16.2%
2011 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people +7.3%
2012 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people -13.5%
2013 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
2014 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people -8.7%
2015 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people +13.0%
2016 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2017 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people -16.8%
2018 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
2019 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 58 Italy 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 59 Austria 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 60 Poland 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 62 Ukraine 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 63 Norway 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 64 Costa Rica 2.24 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 Russian Federation?
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Russian Federation was 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1987.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
How does Russian Federation rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Russian Federation ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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
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