Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta
Malta: Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 was 7.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta is 7.91, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta peaked at 11.17 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.534, in 1972.
That places Malta 50th out of 111 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 deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.6 | — |
| 1967 | 2.71 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 3.04 | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 4.97 | +63.6% |
| 1970 | 1.93 | -61.3% |
| 1971 | 3.56 | +84.7% |
| 1972 | 0.534 | -85.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +98.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8 | +164.4% |
| 1975 | 1.34 | -52.0% |
| 1976 | 5.82 | +334.0% |
| 1977 | 4.07 | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 2.14 | -47.4% |
| 1979 | 4.78 | +123.3% |
| 1980 | 4.97 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 6.65 | +33.9% |
| 1982 | 6.17 | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 7.82 | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 5.75 | -26.5% |
| 1985 | 2.96 | -48.6% |
| 1986 | 5.69 | +92.2% |
| 1987 | 2.34 | -58.8% |
| 1988 | 5.49 | +134.5% |
| 1989 | 4.81 | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 3.57 | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 2.72 | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 5.56 | +104.6% |
| 1993 | 6.5 | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 6.84 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.15 | -54.0% |
| 1996 | 7.51 | +138.3% |
| 1997 | 4.87 | -35.1% |
| 1998 | 7.08 | +45.4% |
| 1999 | 5.4 | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 9.05 | +67.6% |
| 2001 | 6.66 | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 4.74 | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 6.23 | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 5.02 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.38 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.65 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 5.52 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 7.24 | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 9.61 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 8.69 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 8.96 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.71 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.06 | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 9.21 | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 11.17 | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 10.54 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.63 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.09 | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 7.22 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 10.18 | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 7.91 | -22.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.34, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.91 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +334.0% | 1.34 | 5.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 | 2.6 | 4.97 | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 0.534 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.27 | 2.34 | 7.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 | 2.72 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 | 4.67 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.17 | 6.06 | 11.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 | 7.22 | 10.18 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta?
- Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 in Malta was 7.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 in 2016.
- What is the lowest lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.534 in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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