Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia
Latvia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia is 1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia peaked at 369 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 54th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 250 | +1983.3% |
| 1995 | 369 | +47.6% |
| 1996 | 112 | -69.6% |
| 1997 | 42 | -62.5% |
| 1998 | 67 | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 81 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 264 | +225.9% |
| 2001 | 91 | -65.5% |
| 2002 | 45 | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 26 | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +60.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | -43.8% |
| 2008 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 6 | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | -80.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1983.3% | 12 | 250 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9 | 3 | 369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55 | 6 | 264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Latvia was 1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 369 in 1995.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Latvia ranks 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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