Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia
Slovenia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0.9926 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia is 0.9926, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia peaked at 7.74 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5503, in 2006.
That places Slovenia 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.48 | — |
| 1986 | 3.53 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.15 | -39.2% |
| 1988 | 3.29 | +53.0% |
| 1989 | 3.75 | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 3.09 | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 3.99 | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 4.96 | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 2.56 | -48.4% |
| 1994 | 3.52 | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 7.74 | +119.8% |
| 1996 | 2.73 | -64.7% |
| 1997 | 4.29 | +56.9% |
| 1998 | 3.47 | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | -70.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6 | +155.4% |
| 2001 | 2.63 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.27 | +62.2% |
| 2003 | 2.71 | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | +81.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | -55.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5503 | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 2.74 | +397.2% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +94.9% |
| 2010 | 4.61 | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 2.51 | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9811 | -60.9% |
| 2013 | 1.92 | +96.1% |
| 2014 | 1.89 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.86 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.78 | +49.9% |
| 2018 | 3.26 | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 2.37 | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 2.38 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 1.96 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9926 | -49.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.9926 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 49% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.9926 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +397.2% | 0.5503 | 2.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.24 | 2.15 | 3.75 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.74 | 1.02 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 | 0.5503 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 0.9811 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 | 0.9926 | 2.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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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 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Slovenia was 0.9926 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 in 1995.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5503 in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Slovenia ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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