Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden
Sweden: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.77 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.77 for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden peaked at 10.06 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 80th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 9.78 | — |
| 1952 | 8.93 | -8.7% |
| 1953 | 8.75 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 8.14 | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 8.49 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 8.4 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 9.45 | +12.6% |
| 1958 | 9.07 | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 10.06 | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 9.74 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 8.76 | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 9.25 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 7.05 | -23.8% |
| 1964 | 8.67 | +22.9% |
| 1965 | 7.87 | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 8.83 | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 7.99 | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 8.63 | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 8.12 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 6.64 | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 8.57 | +29.1% |
| 1972 | 9.05 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 9.16 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.94 | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 7.24 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 6.73 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 7.23 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 5.88 | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 6.82 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 6.03 | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 4.47 | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 4.36 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.35 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.43 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.31 | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 5 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 4.23 | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 2.84 | -32.9% |
| 1989 | 3.17 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 4.82 | +52.0% |
| 1991 | 3.19 | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 3.82 | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 3.28 | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 2.86 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 2.49 | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 3.02 | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 2.89 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.93 | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 2.66 | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 2.64 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4 | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 3 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 2.98 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.68 | -38.4% |
| 2009 | 3.75 | +123.8% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 2.39 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.04 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.55 | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.65 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.77 | +18.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.77 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +123.8% | 1.68 | 3.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.01 | 8.14 | 10.06 | 9 |
| 1960s | 8.49 | 7.05 | 9.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.53 | 5.88 | 9.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 | 2.84 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 2.49 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 1.68 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.55 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.49 | 1.77 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sweden was 1.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 in 1959.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Sweden ranks 80th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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