What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Malta and South Africa?

0.72 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

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.

Malta vs South Africa: Lung cancer death rates

Malta

7.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

South Africa

7.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Malta rank

50th

South Africa rank

53rd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Malta
South Africa

How they compare

Malta currently reports 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

Malta ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.21 deaths per 100,000 people	8.81 deaths per 100,000 people	2.59 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2000s	6.12 deaths per 100,000 people	8.6 deaths per 100,000 people	2.49 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2010s	9.17 deaths per 100,000 people	8.78 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3841 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2020s	7.22 deaths per 100,000 people	7.19 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0325 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, Malta or South Africa?: Malta, at 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Malta and South Africa?: 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Malta ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
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, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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