Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-100 % change on previous year
in 2002
Afghanistan rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.76 % change on previous year | -18.41 % change on previous year | 144.18 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 48.92 % change on previous year | -41.23 % change on previous year | 90.15 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1987.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Sri Lanka 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.