Japan vs Malta: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Japan
4.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
5.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
96th
Malta rank
93rd
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 96th and Malta ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Japan and Malta?
- 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Japan ranks 96th and Malta ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. 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 infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.