Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was -50 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy is -50 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 250.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 33.33 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1988.
Italy ranks 41st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -0.7752 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -21.09 % change on previous year | +2621.1% |
| 1977 | -13.37 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1978 | -44.57 % change on previous year | +233.5% |
| 1979 | -52.58 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1980 | -34.78 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1981 | 13.33 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1982 | -44.12 % change on previous year | -430.9% |
| 1983 | -47.37 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1984 | -30 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1985 | -28.57 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1986 | -40 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1987 | -66.67 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1988 | -100 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1990 | -60 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1991 | -50 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1992 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | -50 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -26.48 % change on previous year | -52.58 % change on previous year | -0.7752 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | -42.02 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -51.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2020s | -5.56 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 157 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Italy was -50 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Italy rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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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.