Japan vs Malta: Pancreatic cancer death rate
Japan
9.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta
9.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
7th
Malta rank
4th
Pancreatic cancer death rate over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6434 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8763 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2099 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6138 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4872 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pancreatic cancer death rate, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pancreatic cancer death rate between Japan and Malta?
- 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for pancreatic cancer death rate?
- Japan ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pancreatic cancer death rate. 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 pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.