Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 7,184 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1978.
That places Ethiopia 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 23 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 142 | — |
| 1981 | 304 | +114.1% |
| 1982 | 697 | +129.3% |
| 1983 | 354 | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 524 | +48.0% |
| 1985 | 99 | -81.1% |
| 1986 | 121 | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 271 | +124.0% |
| 1988 | 60 | -77.9% |
| 1989 | 10 | -83.3% |
| 1990 | 61 | +510.0% |
| 1995 | 45 | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 36.33 | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 27.67 | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 19 | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 125 | +557.9% |
| 2019 | 7,184 | +5647.2% |
| 2020 | 5,267 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 4,453 | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 3,946 | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 2,631 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1,315 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +5647.2% | 125 | 7,184 |
| 1999 | +557.9% | 19 | 125 |
| 1990 | +510.0% | 10 | 61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.67 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 1980s | 258.2 | 10 | 697 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.33 | 19 | 125 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7,184 | 7,184 | 7,184 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2,935 | 0 | 5,267 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 0 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,184 in 2019.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.