Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-97.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-100 % change on previous year
in 2000
Afghanistan rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
51st
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.42 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159.1 % change on previous year | 230.94 % change on previous year | 71.84 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 48.92 % change on previous year | 25.33 % change on previous year | 23.59 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -71.72 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 28.28 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Afghanistan, at -97.58 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
- 2.42 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2000.
- How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe 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.