Italy vs Malta: Cancer death rate by age group
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
76th
Malta rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 76th and Malta ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8518 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4989 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Italy and Malta?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 76th and Malta ranks 77th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. 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 malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.