Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta
Malta: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 3.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta is 3.62, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta peaked at 6.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5487, in 1983.
Malta ranks 41st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.39 | — |
| 1980 | 2.08 | +49.0% |
| 1981 | 3.69 | +77.7% |
| 1982 | 1.9 | -48.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5487 | -71.1% |
| 1984 | 2.68 | +388.6% |
| 1985 | 2.06 | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 5.03 | +144.1% |
| 1987 | 4.93 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.77 | -43.9% |
| 1989 | 1.92 | -30.6% |
| 1990 | 3.89 | +102.4% |
| 1991 | 2.37 | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 4.78 | +101.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5 | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 3.14 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 4.09 | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 3.59 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 3.21 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 5.81 | +81.0% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 3.54 | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 3.92 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 5.23 | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 3.15 | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 2.06 | -52.2% |
| 2007 | 2.25 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.11 | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 4 | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 5.65 | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 5.13 | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 3.27 | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 3.21 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.87 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.74 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.7 | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 5.33 | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 3.82 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 6.75 | +76.7% |
| 2021 | 3.37 | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 3.62 | +7.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.68, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.62 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +388.6% | 0.5487 | 2.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.76 | 0.5487 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 2.37 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 | 2.06 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 2.74 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 | 3.37 | 6.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Malta was 3.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5487 in 1983.
- How does Malta rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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