Bladder cancer death rate in Malta
Malta: Bladder cancer death rate was 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Bladder cancer death rate in Malta, 1979–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people for bladder cancer death rate in 2022.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bladder cancer death rate in Malta peaked at 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Malta ranks 8th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Latvia 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Romania 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Greece 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Slovakia 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Slovenia 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 French Guiana 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bladder cancer death rate in Malta?
- Bladder cancer death rate in Malta was 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for bladder cancer death rate?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bladder cancer death rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bladder cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.