What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Malta and Slovakia?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

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.

Malta vs Slovakia: Cancer death rates by type

Malta

3.72 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovakia

3.69 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta rank

8th

Slovakia rank

9th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Malta
Slovakia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and Slovakia ranks 9th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.08 deaths per 100,000 people	3.8 deaths per 100,000 people	2.28 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2000s	4.15 deaths per 100,000 people	3.37 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7834 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	3.24 deaths per 100,000 people	3.95 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7134 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2020s	3.45 deaths per 100,000 people	3.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1664 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Malta or Slovakia?: Malta, at 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Malta and Slovakia?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Malta ranks 8th and Slovakia ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Cancer death rates by type
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, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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