Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 97.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places United Kingdom 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +780.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -97.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +900.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +780.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does United Kingdom rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Diphtheria - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.