Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium
Belgium: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium stood at 18.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.
Belgium ranks 29th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 16 | — |
| 1975 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 5 | -64.3% |
| 1977 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 3 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 3 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | +933.3% |
| 2023 | 14 | -54.8% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | +28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +933.3% | 3 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.83 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Belgium was 18 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Belgium rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.