Diphtheria reported cases (number)
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Nigeria | 1,768 | 3,995 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1,870 | 2,289 | | | | 14,163 | 10,595 |
Chad | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 671 | 2,599 |
Niger | 102 | 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 736 | 3,286 | 2,082 |
Somalia | | | | | | 65 | 7 | | | | | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 838 |
Algeria | 30 | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 4 | 174 | 125 |
South Africa | 34 | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | | 17 | 73 |
Mauritania | 18 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Kenya | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
Eswatini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Gabon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 10 |
Gambia | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eritrea | | | | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 48 | 56 | 53 | 57 | | 1 | 0 |
Ghana | 66 | 0 | | 47 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Comoros | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
Mali | 5 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cabo Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
Guinea-Bissau | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 147 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zambia | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 |
Togo | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Libya | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Botswana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egypt | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seychelles | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Côte d'Ivoire | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | 0 | | 41 | 0 |
Sudan | 1,342 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 193 | 18 | 0 | 11 | | 0 | 2 | | 82 | 6 | | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Senegal | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mauritius | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benin | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 |
Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guinea | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 88 | |
Congo | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | | 0 | |
Rwanda | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Angola | 64 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 15 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lesotho | 37 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ethiopia | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,184 | 5,267 | 4,453 | 3,946 | | |
Malawi | | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Madagascar | 252 | 12 | | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 1,627 | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 1,815 | 0 | 18 | 92 | 97 | |
Mozambique | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
Sao Tome and Principe | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
Cameroon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Uganda | 95 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | 0 | | |
Liberia | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | |
Sierra Leone | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | |
South Sudan | | | | | | | | 0 | 9 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 85 | |