Lung cancer death rates males in Malta
Malta: Lung cancer death rates males was 50.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
50.06
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
40th
of 110 countries
All-time high
68.96
in 2012
All-time low
27.49
in 1972
Years of data
57
1965–2022
Lung cancer death rates males in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 50.06 for lung cancer death rates males in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Malta peaked at 68.96 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.49, in 1972.
That places Malta 40th 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 57 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 37.4 | — |
| 1967 | 29.41 | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 37.78 | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 42.61 | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 35.92 | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 45.1 | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 27.49 | -39.1% |
| 1973 | 32.89 | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 36.41 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 52.92 | +45.3% |
| 1976 | 45.27 | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 35.48 | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 47.05 | +32.6% |
| 1979 | 45.07 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 45.9 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 49.39 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 45.51 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 50.66 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 48.3 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 56.48 | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 56.15 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 55.36 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 42.03 | -24.1% |
| 1989 | 55.49 | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 51.49 | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 52.07 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 55.43 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 53.8 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 52.75 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 58.28 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 67.1 | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 55.38 | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 45.41 | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 53.69 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 49.18 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 59.12 | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 62.21 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 54.19 | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 53.81 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.44 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 58.15 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 50.95 | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 62.84 | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 60.85 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 59.13 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 60.85 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 68.96 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4 | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 66.48 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 68.46 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 57.63 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 55.89 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 65.85 | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 48.92 | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 61.42 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 53.92 | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 50.06 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.8 | 29.41 | 42.61 | 4 |
| 1970s | 40.36 | 27.49 | 52.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.53 | 42.03 | 56.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.54 | 45.41 | 67.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.37 | 49.18 | 62.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.76 | 48.92 | 68.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.13 | 50.06 | 61.42 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Malta?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Malta was 50.06 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 68.96 in 2012.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.49 in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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