Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 20,261 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region), 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region) stood at 20,261. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 1,125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 20,261 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,771 | — |
| 1981 | 2,764 | -68.5% |
| 1982 | 4,618 | +67.1% |
| 1983 | 4,099 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 5,135 | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 5,060 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,625 | -48.1% |
| 1987 | 1,558 | -40.6% |
| 1988 | 2,925 | +87.7% |
| 1989 | 6,009 | +105.4% |
| 1990 | 2,588 | -56.9% |
| 1991 | 2,995 | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 2,869 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2,357 | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 1,439 | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 229 | -84.1% |
| 1996 | 2,282 | +896.5% |
| 1997 | 117 | -94.9% |
| 1998 | 931 | +695.7% |
| 1999 | 226 | -75.7% |
| 2000 | 4,038 | +1686.7% |
| 2001 | 2,587 | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 941 | -63.6% |
| 2003 | 216 | -77.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | -89.4% |
| 2005 | 54 | +134.8% |
| 2006 | 351 | +550.0% |
| 2007 | 17 | -95.2% |
| 2008 | 72 | +323.5% |
| 2009 | 10 | -86.1% |
| 2010 | 50 | +400.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | -74.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | +107.7% |
| 2013 | 128 | +374.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | -99.2% |
| 2015 | 1,654 | +165300.0% |
| 2016 | 2,870 | +73.5% |
| 2017 | 118 | -95.9% |
| 2018 | 1,971 | +1570.3% |
| 2019 | 11,400 | +478.4% |
| 2020 | 5,387 | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 4,724 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 4,856 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18,684 | +284.8% |
| 2024 | 15,583 | -16.6% |
| 2025 | 20,261 | +30.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +165300.0% | 1 | 1,654 |
| 2000 | +1686.7% | 226 | 4,038 |
| 2018 | +1570.3% | 118 | 1,971 |
| 1996 | +896.5% | 229 | 2,282 |
| 1998 | +695.7% | 117 | 931 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,356 | 1,558 | 8,771 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,603 | 117 | 2,995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 830.9 | 10 | 4,038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,823 | 1 | 11,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,582 | 4,724 | 20,261 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region)?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Africa (WHO region) was 20,261 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,261 in 2025.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Diphtheria - number of reported cases with 613 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Diphtheria - number of reported cases with 613 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.