Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.44 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 28.2%
World rank
89th
of 110 countries
All-time high
6.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1967
All-time low
1.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
72
1950–2021
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1950–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 1952 | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1954 | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1955 | 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1956 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 1957 | 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 89th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.