Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar
Madagascar: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 107 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar, 1976–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 107 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar peaked at 2,865 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | — |
| 1977 | 1,874 | +8823.8% |
| 1978 | 1,168 | -37.7% |
| 1979 | 479 | -59.0% |
| 1980 | 227 | -52.6% |
| 1981 | 836 | +268.3% |
| 1982 | 1,333 | +59.4% |
| 1983 | 1,988 | +49.1% |
| 1984 | 1,799 | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 1,963 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 288 | -85.3% |
| 1987 | 174 | -39.6% |
| 1988 | 544 | +212.6% |
| 1989 | 246 | -54.8% |
| 1990 | 252 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 179 | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 154 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 51 | -66.9% |
| 1998 | 112 | +119.6% |
| 2000 | 12 | -89.3% |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1,627 | — |
| 2016 | 2,865 | +76.1% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1,815 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | — |
| 2022 | 92 | +411.1% |
| 2023 | 97 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 107 | +10.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 107 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 53.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +8823.8% | 21 | 1,874 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 885.5 | 21 | 1,874 | 4 |
| 1980s | 939.8 | 174 | 1,988 | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.6 | 51 | 252 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010s | 701.44 | 0 | 2,865 | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.8 | 0 | 107 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Madagascar was 107 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,865 in 2016.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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