Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Belgium
Belgium: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Belgium, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases 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 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 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 | — |
| 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 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 | 0.3333 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2222 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 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 in Belgium?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Belgium was 18 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Belgium rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Diphtheria - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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