Finland vs Malta: Death rate from cancer
Finland
91.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
93.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
64th
Malta rank
61st
Death rate from cancer over time
- Finland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 64th and Malta ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 151.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 139.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 124.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 109.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 120.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 99.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 93.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Finland or Malta?
- Malta, at 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Finland and Malta?
- 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malta?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Malta rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Finland ranks 64th 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 Death rate from cancer. 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.