Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq
Iraq: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 8 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq peaked at 1,393 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
That places Iraq 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, 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 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 842 | — |
| 1975 | 1,281 | +52.1% |
| 1976 | 1,027 | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 1,041 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 915 | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 994 | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 1,122 | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 1,393 | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 1,260 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1,169 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,378 | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 1,348 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 350 | -74.0% |
| 1987 | 314 | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 415 | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 238 | -42.7% |
| 1990 | 10 | -95.8% |
| 1991 | 261 | +2510.0% |
| 1992 | 369 | +41.4% |
| 1993 | 239 | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 132 | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 133 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 460 | +245.9% |
| 1997 | 290 | -37.0% |
| 1998 | 181 | -37.6% |
| 1999 | 142 | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 34 | -76.1% |
| 2001 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 17 | -48.5% |
| 2005 | 6 | -64.7% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2010 | 2 | -84.6% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | — |
| 2013 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2510.0% | 10 | 261 |
| 2024 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,017 | 842 | 1,281 | 6 |
| 1980s | 898.7 | 238 | 1,393 | 10 |
| 1990s | 221.7 | 10 | 460 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.75 | 3 | 34 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Iraq was 8 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,393 in 1981.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Iraq rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Iraq ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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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