Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-100 % change on previous year
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.76 % change on previous year | 183.37 % change on previous year | 57.61 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 18.19 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 118.19 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 253.57 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 353.57 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -70.39 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 29.61 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2006.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Diphtheria - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.