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

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

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1985 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 Slovenia: Cancer death rates by type

Malta

3.72 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovenia

3.65 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta rank

8th

Slovenia rank

10th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Malta
Slovenia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovenia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 10th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.81 deaths per 100,000 people	3.2 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
1990s	6.13 deaths per 100,000 people	3.76 deaths per 100,000 people	2.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2000s	4.15 deaths per 100,000 people	3.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.214 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	3.28 deaths per 100,000 people	3.86 deaths per 100,000 people	0.587 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia
2020s	3.45 deaths per 100,000 people	4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5574 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Malta or Slovenia?: Malta, at 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovenia as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Malta and Slovenia?: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovenia?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Malta and Slovenia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Malta ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 10th 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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