Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain
Spain: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.67 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain is 2.67, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain peaked at 9.37 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.7767, in 1951.
That places Spain 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.7767 | — |
| 1952 | 3.22 | +314.4% |
| 1953 | 3.33 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 4.22 | +26.7% |
| 1955 | 5.07 | +20.3% |
| 1956 | 5.24 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 5.46 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 6.76 | +23.6% |
| 1959 | 6.05 | -10.4% |
| 1960 | 7.54 | +24.6% |
| 1961 | 7.67 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 7.32 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 7.33 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.92 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 7.66 | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 9.37 | +22.3% |
| 1967 | 8.78 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 9.19 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 9.36 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 8.23 | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 7.87 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 7.94 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 8.34 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 8 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 8.61 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 7.2 | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 8.1 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 7.28 | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 7.51 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.77 | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 6.57 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 6.85 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 6.82 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.23 | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 5.31 | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 4.65 | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 4.5 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 4.69 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 4.36 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 4.76 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 4.41 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 4.36 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.3 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.08 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.11 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.06 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.71 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.13 | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.22 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.62 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.96 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.07 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.67 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.57 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.84 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 2.71 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 2.69 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.37 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.71 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 2.38 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 2.67 | +2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +314.4% | 0.7767 | 3.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.46 | 0.7767 | 6.76 | 9 |
| 1960s | 8.11 | 6.92 | 9.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.91 | 7.2 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 | 4.36 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.08 | 3.13 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.57 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 | 2.01 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.82 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Spain was 2.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 in 1966.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7767 in 1951.
- How does Spain rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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