Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
60th
of 210 countries
All-time high
487
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 1996
Years of data
50
1974–2025
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia peaked at 487 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.
Saudi Arabia ranks 60th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 487 | — |
| 1975 | 266 | -45.4% |
| 1976 | 318 | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 90 | -71.7% |
| 1978 | 169 | +87.8% |
| 1979 | 121 | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 99 | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 177 | +78.8% |
| 1982 | 188 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 210 | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 128 | -39.0% |
| 1985 | 65 | -49.2% |
| 1986 | 33 | -49.2% |
| 1987 | 21 | -36.4% |
| 1988 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 8 | -42.9% |
| 1990 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 1991 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | -77.8% |
| 2005 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +400.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241.83 | 90 | 487 | 6 |
| 1980s | 94.3 | 8 | 210 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 487 in 1974.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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