Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta
Malta: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.2 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta is 2.2, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta peaked at 16.36 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Malta ranks 58th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.9 | — |
| 1967 | 6.66 | +129.6% |
| 1968 | 6.86 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.07 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 9.04 | +27.9% |
| 1971 | 3.76 | -58.4% |
| 1972 | 11.72 | +211.7% |
| 1973 | 2.1 | -82.1% |
| 1974 | 4.21 | +100.8% |
| 1975 | 8.37 | +98.7% |
| 1976 | 10.16 | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 7.84 | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 5.75 | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | -67.4% |
| 1980 | 9.23 | +392.6% |
| 1981 | 1.83 | -80.1% |
| 1982 | 16.36 | +793.5% |
| 1983 | 3.61 | -77.9% |
| 1984 | 9.01 | +149.5% |
| 1985 | 9.06 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 12.61 | +39.2% |
| 1987 | 7.25 | -42.5% |
| 1988 | 9.07 | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 1.82 | -79.9% |
| 1990 | 3.66 | +100.7% |
| 1991 | 1.83 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 3.68 | +101.5% |
| 1993 | 5.57 | +51.1% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -66.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7 | +204.0% |
| 1996 | 5.69 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.71 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.81 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.99 | -65.7% |
| 2000 | 2.02 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.07 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.14 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 6.76 | — |
| 2005 | 4.63 | -31.5% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 12.82 | — |
| 2011 | 2.54 | -80.2% |
| 2012 | 5.03 | +97.8% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 2.45 | — |
| 2015 | 2.41 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2.34 | — |
| 2019 | 2.33 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.28 | +298.1% |
| 2021 | 4.32 | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | -49.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.28, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +793.5% | 1.83 | 16.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.87 | 2.9 | 7.07 | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.48 | 1.87 | 11.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.99 | 1.82 | 16.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.15 | 1.83 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 0 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | 0 | 12.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 | 2.2 | 9.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Malta was 2.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 in 1982.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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