Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
54.84 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
86.07 % change on previous year
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
20th
Nigeria rank
17th

Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
0200400600197520002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 86.07 % change on previous year against 54.84 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 31.23 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nigeria ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 18.11 % change on previous year 13.76 % change on previous year 4.36 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 21.21 % change on previous year -0.5536 % change on previous year 21.76 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -13.16 % change on previous year -1.79 % change on previous year 11.37 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 11.05 % change on previous year -4.96 % change on previous year 16.02 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -43.84 % change on previous year 10.11 % change on previous year 53.95 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 86.07 % change on previous year against 54.84 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
31.23 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 6,283 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Pertussis - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.