Afghanistan vs United States of America: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States of America
-100 % change on previous year
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
49th
United States of America rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- United States of America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and United States of America ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.76 % change on previous year | -30.07 % change on previous year | 155.83 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 29.53 % change on previous year | 10.94 % change on previous year | 18.59 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 62.65 % change on previous year | 19.44 % change on previous year | 43.21 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -69.4 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 69.4 % change on previous year | United States of America |
| 2020s | -18.03 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 81.97 % 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 United States of America?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and United States of America 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.