Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia
Somalia: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 3,622 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia, 1983–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia stood at 3,622. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 332.2% on the previous year and up 51,642.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia peaked at 3,622 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1998.
Somalia ranks 2nd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 206 | — |
| 1984 | 58 | -71.8% |
| 1985 | 19 | -67.2% |
| 1986 | 6 | -68.4% |
| 1987 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 1989 | 24 | +700.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 65 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | -89.2% |
| 2018 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 838 | +83700.0% |
| 2025 | 3,622 | +332.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3,622 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1811.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +83700.0% | 1 | 838 |
| 1989 | +700.0% | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | +332.2% | 838 | 3,622 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.14 | 3 | 206 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,115 | 0 | 3,622 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Somalia was 3,622 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,622 in 2025.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1998.
- How does Somalia rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51,642.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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