Japan vs Malta: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
Japan
27.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
27.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
38th
Malta rank
39th
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and Malta ranks 39th of 111 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 22.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 32.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 37.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 35.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 31.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 27.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0688 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 27.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Japan and Malta?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan 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 lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- Japan ranks 38th and Malta ranks 39th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rate in men vs. 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 trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.