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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.