Liver cancer death rate in Malta
Malta: Liver cancer death rate was 4.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.19
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
56th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.59
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 1987
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Liver cancer death rate in Malta, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.19 for liver cancer death rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Malta peaked at 4.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1987.
That places Malta 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.12 | — |
| 1980 | 3.4 | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 3.05 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9 | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 2.31 | -40.9% |
| 1984 | 4.35 | +88.7% |
| 1985 | 3.96 | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5631 | -85.8% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 1.95 | — |
| 1989 | 1.18 | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 1.42 | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9131 | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4242 | -60.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7082 | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | +103.9% |
| 1996 | 1.82 | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 1.64 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 2.78 | +69.5% |
| 1999 | 3.16 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 1.52 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 2.42 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +86.2% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | +66.5% |
| 2009 | 2.53 | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 3 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 2.96 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.73 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.96 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 2.84 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 3.41 | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 3.75 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 4.59 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 3.13 | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 3.87 | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 4.19 | +8.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.19 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.88, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.46 | 0 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0.4242 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1.31 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 2.6 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 | 3.13 | 4.19 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Malta?
- Liver cancer death rate in Malta was 4.19 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1987.
- How does Malta rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Malta ranks 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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