Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Diphtheria - number of reported cases was 428 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region), 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 428 for diphtheria - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 64.6% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 18,902 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 226, in 2015.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18,902 | — |
| 1981 | 16,875 | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 17,236 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 14,511 | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 10,057 | -30.7% |
| 1985 | 7,071 | -29.7% |
| 1986 | 5,734 | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 4,312 | -24.8% |
| 1988 | 4,681 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 3,657 | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 4,262 | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 3,186 | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 1,569 | -50.8% |
| 1993 | 776 | -50.5% |
| 1994 | 877 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 1,151 | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 1,073 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 4,760 | +343.6% |
| 1998 | 977 | -79.5% |
| 1999 | 298 | -69.5% |
| 2000 | 267 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 577 | +116.1% |
| 2002 | 308 | -46.6% |
| 2003 | 1,138 | +269.5% |
| 2004 | 355 | -68.8% |
| 2005 | 1,258 | +254.4% |
| 2006 | 507 | -59.7% |
| 2007 | 263 | -48.1% |
| 2008 | 314 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 318 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 585 | +84.0% |
| 2011 | 843 | +44.1% |
| 2012 | 1,334 | +58.2% |
| 2013 | 817 | -38.8% |
| 2014 | 452 | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 226 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 440 | +94.7% |
| 2017 | 1,095 | +148.9% |
| 2018 | 1,252 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 866 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 597 | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 290 | -51.4% |
| 2022 | 672 | +131.7% |
| 2023 | 1,336 | +98.8% |
| 2024 | 1,209 | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 428 | -64.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +343.6% | 1,073 | 4,760 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,304 | 3,657 | 18,902 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,893 | 298 | 4,760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 530.5 | 263 | 1,258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 791 | 226 | 1,334 | 10 |
| 2020s | 755.33 | 290 | 1,336 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 428 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,902 in 1980.
- What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 226 in 2015.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is diphtheria - number of reported cases rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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