Belgium vs France: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Belgium
28.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
France
18.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Belgium rank
25th
France rank
26th
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 28.57 % change on previous year against 18.92 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 9.65 % change on previous year.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times France's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and France ranks 26th of 140 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -43.36 % change on previous year | -14.55 % change on previous year | 28.81 % change on previous year | France |
| 1980s | -100 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 83.33 % change on previous year | France |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2010s | 16.67 % change on previous year | -15.95 % change on previous year | 32.62 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2020s | 181.41 % change on previous year | 162.19 % change on previous year | 19.23 % change on previous year | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 28.57 % change on previous year against 18.92 % change on previous year in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Belgium and France?
- 9.65 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 25th and France ranks 26th 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.