What is lung cancer death rates in Malta?

Lung cancer death rates in Malta was 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.

What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people in 1972.

How does Malta rank for lung cancer death rates?

Malta ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is lung cancer death rates 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 WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Lung cancer death rates in Malta

Name: Lung cancer death rates in Malta
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Lung cancer death rates was 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

7.91 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 22.3%

World rank

50th

of 111 countries

All-time high

11.17 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

All-time low

0.534 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1972

Years of data

1965–2022

Lung cancer death rates in Malta, 1965–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates in Malta is 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 death rates in Malta peaked at 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.33 deaths per 100,000 people	2.6 deaths per 100,000 people	4.97 deaths per 100,000 people	4
1970s	2.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.534 deaths per 100,000 people	5.82 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	5.27 deaths per 100,000 people	2.34 deaths per 100,000 people	7.82 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	5.32 deaths per 100,000 people	2.72 deaths per 100,000 people	7.51 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	6.12 deaths per 100,000 people	4.67 deaths per 100,000 people	9.05 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	9.17 deaths per 100,000 people	6.06 deaths per 100,000 people	11.17 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	8.44 deaths per 100,000 people	7.22 deaths per 100,000 people	10.18 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Malta

47 Portugal 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
48 Israel 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
49 Japan 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
51 South Korea 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
52 Armenia 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
53 South Africa 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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More health data for Malta

Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2,404 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,293 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,533 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,264 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,568 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,340 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,609 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2,529 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 2,459 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2,382 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in Malta?: Lung cancer death rates in Malta was 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people in 1972.
How does Malta rank for lung cancer death rates?: Malta ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is lung cancer death rates 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 WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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