Malta vs Portugal: Cervical cancer death rate in women
Malta
1.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
1.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
87th
Portugal rank
84th
Cervical cancer death rate in women over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0822 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8746 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8374 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0359 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cervical cancer death rate in women, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cervical cancer death rate in women between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Malta ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cervical cancer death rate in women. 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 cervix uteri cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.