Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands
Netherlands: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands stood at 7.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 133.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands peaked at 14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1974.
Netherlands ranks 36th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 2 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -78.6% |
| 2025 | 7 | +133.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +133.3% | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | +100.0% | 7 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Netherlands was 7 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1974.
- How does Netherlands rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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