Italy vs Malta: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Italy
3.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
3.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
44th
Malta rank
43rd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 44th and Malta ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2419 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1915 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2866 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9627 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Italy and Malta?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Italy ranks 44th and Malta ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.