Malta vs Puerto Rico: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Malta
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
100th
Puerto Rico rank
100th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Malta
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Malta ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 100th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4803 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7327 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7327 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Malta or Puerto Rico?
- Malta, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Malta ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 100th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. 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 per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.