Ireland vs Malta: Breast cancer death rate in women
Ireland
17.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
16.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
26th
Malta rank
28th
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Ireland ranks 26th and Malta ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1014 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 27.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 29.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 28.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 24.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 19.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7633 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Ireland or Malta?
- Ireland, at 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Ireland ranks 26th and Malta ranks 28th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.