Japan vs Malaysia: Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Japan
-74.48 % change on previous year
in 2021
Malaysia
-72.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
70th
Malaysia rank
69th
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -72.23 % change on previous year against -74.48 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 2.25 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.34 % change on previous year | -7.24 % change on previous year | 114.58 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | -29.37 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 35.01 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 97.7 % change on previous year | -10.33 % change on previous year | 108.04 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.85 % change on previous year | 47.99 % change on previous year | 28.14 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 60.81 % change on previous year | 153.32 % change on previous year | 92.51 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -78.49 % change on previous year | -88.52 % change on previous year | 10.03 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at -72.23 % change on previous year against -74.48 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Japan and Malaysia?
- 2.25 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 70th and Malaysia ranks 69th 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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About this data
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.