Malta vs Portugal: Lung cancer death rates
Malta
7.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
8.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
50th
Portugal rank
47th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5459 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.776 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8435 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1815 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.91 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 Malta and Portugal?
- 1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Malta ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.