Prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta
Malta: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 7.55 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta is 7.55, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta peaked at 20.54 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.11, in 1972.
That places Malta 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.33 | — |
| 1967 | 10.23 | +22.8% |
| 1968 | 17.13 | +67.5% |
| 1969 | 7.4 | -56.8% |
| 1970 | 9.32 | +25.9% |
| 1971 | 9.42 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3.11 | -67.0% |
| 1973 | 8.15 | +162.4% |
| 1974 | 11.07 | +35.8% |
| 1975 | 9.94 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 10.21 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 7.49 | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 13.77 | +83.9% |
| 1979 | 14.55 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 18.03 | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 16.85 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 18.44 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 17.49 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 11.44 | -34.6% |
| 1985 | 12.91 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 12.56 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 14.56 | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 12.3 | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 12.12 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.22 | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 14.82 | +60.7% |
| 1992 | 20.13 | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 20.54 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.32 | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 18.13 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 18.76 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 12.41 | -33.8% |
| 1998 | 19.19 | +54.6% |
| 1999 | 19.46 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.23 | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 12.98 | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 12.83 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.02 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.7 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 15.62 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 10.34 | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 9.3 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 11.75 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 9.97 | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 10.36 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 9.19 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.75 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 10.83 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 10.99 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 8.81 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 10.06 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 7.35 | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 8.68 | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 7.55 | -13.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.55 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.28, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.55 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.18, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +162.4% | 3.11 | 8.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.77 | 7.4 | 17.13 | 4 |
| 1970s | 9.7 | 3.11 | 14.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.67 | 11.44 | 18.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17 | 9.22 | 20.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.47 | 9.3 | 16.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 | 8.81 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 | 7.35 | 8.68 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Malta was 7.55 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.54 in 1993.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Malta ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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