Malta vs Romania: Cancer death rates by type
Malta
3.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania
3.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
8th
Romania rank
6th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 8th and Romania ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5377 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Malta or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Malta and Romania?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Malta ranks 8th and Romania ranks 6th 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 rates by type. 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 bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.