Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta
Malta: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
93.44 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
61st
of 111 countries
All-time high
176.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1981
All-time low
90.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
57
1965–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta peaked at 176.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 90.9 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Malta 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 123.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1967 | 120.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 111.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 111.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 118.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 121.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 107.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 117.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 125.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 127.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 133.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 123.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 152.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 146.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 156.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 176.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 155.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 149.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 151.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 144.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 130.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 136.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 124.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 134.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 128.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 138.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 146.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 142.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 151.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 152.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 143.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 136.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 138.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 137.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 130.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 124.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 126.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 121.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 116.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 110.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 118.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 117.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 119.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 115.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 114.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 114 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 116.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 102.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 107.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 104.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 103.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 110.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 101.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 90.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 127.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 130.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 101.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 58 Guadeloupe 95.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 United States 95.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Australia 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Brazil 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 South Africa 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Finland 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Malta was 93.44 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 cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 176.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Malta ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.