Korea vs Malta: Lung cancer death rates
Korea
7.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
7.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Korea rank
51st
Malta rank
50th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 51st and Malta ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 1990s | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7331 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6008 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, Korea or Malta?
- Malta, at 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Korea and Malta?
- 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Korea ranks 51st 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.