Afghanistan vs Zambia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
49th
Zambia rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.76 % change on previous year | -47.05 % change on previous year | 172.81 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 28.66 % change on previous year | 32.38 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1990s | 28.67 % change on previous year | -92.31 % change on previous year | 120.98 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 64.12 % change on previous year | -20.74 % change on previous year | 84.87 % 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 Zambia?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zambia 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.