Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam
Vietnam: Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 3 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam peaked at 3,487 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 418 | — |
| 1975 | 738 | +76.6% |
| 1976 | 2,199 | +198.0% |
| 1977 | 2,476 | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 2,446 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,309 | -46.5% |
| 1980 | 1,730 | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 2,688 | +55.4% |
| 1982 | 2,921 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 3,487 | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 2,389 | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 2,361 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,974 | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 1,827 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 983 | -46.2% |
| 1989 | 639 | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 509 | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 511 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 497 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 167 | -66.4% |
| 1994 | 166 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 167 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 143 | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 152 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 130 | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 81 | -37.7% |
| 2000 | 113 | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 133 | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 105 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 | -53.3% |
| 2005 | 36 | -26.5% |
| 2006 | 25 | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 32 | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 8 | -52.9% |
| 2010 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2012 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 21 | +61.5% |
| 2018 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 53 | +307.7% |
| 2020 | 237 | +347.2% |
| 2021 | 6 | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 56 | +2700.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | -80.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | -72.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2700.0% | 2 | 56 |
| 2020 | +347.2% | 53 | 237 |
| 2019 | +307.7% | 13 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,598 | 418 | 2,476 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,100 | 639 | 3,487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.3 | 81 | 511 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3 | 8 | 133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 | 6 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5 | 2 | 237 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Vietnam was 3 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,487 in 1983.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Vietnam ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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