Japan vs Malta: Lung cancer death rates
Japan
8.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
7.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
49th
Malta rank
50th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 49th and Malta ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0998 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Japan and Malta?
- 0.4 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 rates?
- Japan ranks 49th and Malta ranks 50th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rates. 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 females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.