Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar
Myanmar: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 107 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 107 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar peaked at 1,143 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.
Myanmar 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 647 | — |
| 1975 | 384 | -40.6% |
| 1976 | 1,143 | +197.7% |
| 1977 | 963 | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 323 | -66.5% |
| 1979 | 764 | +136.5% |
| 1980 | 830 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 959 | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 782 | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 595 | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 353 | -40.7% |
| 1985 | 268 | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 159 | -40.7% |
| 1987 | 313 | +96.9% |
| 1988 | 231 | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 199 | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 181 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 114 | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 54 | -52.6% |
| 1993 | 92 | +70.4% |
| 1994 | 46 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 28 | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 15 | -46.4% |
| 1997 | 5 | -66.7% |
| 1998 | 22 | +340.0% |
| 1999 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 50 | +194.1% |
| 2003 | 21 | -58.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -95.2% |
| 2005 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +533.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | -78.9% |
| 2011 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +171.4% |
| 2013 | 38 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 87 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 136 | +56.3% |
| 2017 | 68 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 127 | +86.8% |
| 2019 | 22 | -82.7% |
| 2020 | 169 | +668.2% |
| 2021 | 3 | -98.2% |
| 2022 | 31 | +933.3% |
| 2023 | 90 | +190.3% |
| 2024 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 107 | +28.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar 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 |
| 2020 | +668.2% | 22 | 169 |
| 2009 | +533.3% | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 704 | 323 | 1,143 | 6 |
| 1980s | 468.9 | 159 | 959 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.5 | 5 | 181 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.78 | 1 | 50 | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.7 | 4 | 136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5 | 3 | 169 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 11 Indonesia 254 compare
- 12 Sudan 186 compare
- 13 Philippines 117 compare
- 14 Madagascar 107 compare
- 16 South Sudan 85 compare
- 17 Guinea 72 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Myanmar was 107 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,143 in 1976.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- How does Myanmar rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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