Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain
Spain: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 200 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain stood at 200 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 500.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 200 % change on previous year in 2025 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places Spain 9th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -56.52 % change on previous year | -1343.5% |
| 1977 | -60 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 100 % change on previous year | -266.7% |
| 1979 | 112.5 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1980 | -58.82 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1981 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1982 | -100 % change on previous year | +133.3% |
| 1985 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2020 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2025 | 200 % change on previous year | -500.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 200 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Spain's 200 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -100 % change on previous year. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -1343.5% | 4.55 % change on previous year | -56.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1 % change on previous year | -60 % change on previous year | 112.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | -80.34 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -42.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.33 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 Switzerland 300 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 281.25 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Gabon 233.33 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Cambodia 200 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Poland 200 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Australia 188.89 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Spain was 200 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 200 % change on previous year in 2025.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Spain rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Spain 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.