Australia vs Malta: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized

Australia
95.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Malta
93.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
60th
Malta rank
61st

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time

  • Australia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 60th and Malta ranks 61st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 137.37 deaths per 100,000 people 116.87 deaths per 100,000 people 20.5 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
1970s 144.35 deaths per 100,000 people 127.4 deaths per 100,000 people 16.95 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
1980s 147.19 deaths per 100,000 people 145.99 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
1990s 140.21 deaths per 100,000 people 141.65 deaths per 100,000 people 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
2000s 122.51 deaths per 100,000 people 121.11 deaths per 100,000 people 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
2010s 107.07 deaths per 100,000 people 107.21 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1459 deaths per 100,000 people Malta
2020s 96.93 deaths per 100,000 people 95.16 deaths per 100,000 people 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Australia or Malta?
Australia, at 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Australia and Malta?
1.65 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Australia and Malta rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Australia ranks 60th and Malta ranks 61st 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: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
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
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