Malta vs Puerto Rico: Cancer death rate by age group

Malta
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
77th
Puerto Rico rank
77th

Cancer death rate by age group over time

  • Malta
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Malta ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
1970s 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
1980s 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
1990s 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3822 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2000s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2010s 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9264 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
2020s 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 11.41 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, Malta or Puerto Rico?
Malta, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Malta and Puerto Rico?
0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
Malta ranks 77th and Puerto Rico 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

Indicator
Cancer death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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