Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.76 % change on previous year | 26.31 % change on previous year | 99.46 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 28.66 % change on previous year | -17.15 % change on previous year | 45.81 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -32.81 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 39.06 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -41.23 % change on previous year | -49.8 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 200 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 54.59 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 45.41 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia 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.