Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia
Malaysia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 21 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia is 21, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 75.0% on the previous year and up 425.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia peaked at 250 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.
Malaysia ranks 28th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 218 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 250 | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 115 | -54.0% |
| 1978 | 88 | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 98 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 131 | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 15 | -88.5% |
| 1982 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 24 | +140.0% |
| 1984 | 17 | -29.2% |
| 1985 | 39 | +129.4% |
| 1986 | 28 | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 35 | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 9 | -74.3% |
| 1991 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 4 | -66.7% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2001 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -72.7% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2008 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 4 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 31 | +675.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18 | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2022 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2024 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 21 | +75.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +675.0% | 4 | 31 |
| 2003 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 168.17 | 88 | 250 | 6 |
| 1980s | 34.5 | 10 | 131 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 | 5 | 21 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Malaysia was 21 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 250 in 1976.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
- How does Malaysia rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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