Cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta
Malta: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 1.57 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta stood at 1.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta peaked at 4.8 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3825, in 2016.
That places Malta 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.8 | — |
| 1967 | 3.29 | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 2.44 | -25.8% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | -26.4% |
| 1970 | 4.7 | +161.6% |
| 1971 | 3.63 | -22.7% |
| 1972 | 2.29 | -36.9% |
| 1973 | 2.64 | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 1.89 | -28.3% |
| 1975 | 3.33 | +75.7% |
| 1976 | 3.1 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 2.47 | -20.6% |
| 1978 | 1.66 | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 3.61 | +118.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4911 | -86.4% |
| 1981 | 5.04 | +926.7% |
| 1982 | 2.52 | -50.1% |
| 1983 | 4.68 | +86.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5226 | -88.8% |
| 1985 | 2.84 | +443.6% |
| 1986 | 1.92 | -32.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9 | +51.4% |
| 1988 | 2.66 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.2 | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 1.94 | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 2.24 | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 1.58 | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 2.88 | +82.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3838 | -86.7% |
| 1995 | 2.86 | +644.0% |
| 1996 | 2.67 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.15 | +55.3% |
| 1998 | 1.69 | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6872 | -59.4% |
| 2000 | 1.73 | +152.0% |
| 2001 | 1.54 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 4.15 | +169.5% |
| 2003 | 2.44 | -41.1% |
| 2004 | 2.35 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8747 | -62.7% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | +72.1% |
| 2007 | 1.69 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4888 | -51.8% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | +199.5% |
| 2012 | 1.82 | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +55.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3825 | -76.2% |
| 2017 | 1.82 | +376.9% |
| 2018 | 1.76 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.66 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 | +7.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.78, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.57 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6067, 2.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cervical cancer death rate in women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +926.7% | 0.4911 | 5.04 |
| 1995 | +644.0% | 0.3838 | 2.86 |
| 1985 | +443.6% | 0.5226 | 2.84 |
| 2017 | +376.9% | 0.3825 | 1.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.93 | 1.66 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 0.4911 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 | 0.3838 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 0.8747 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 0.3825 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in Malta was 1.57 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1965.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3825 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Malta ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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