Americas (WHO region) vs Australia: Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled

Americas (WHO region)
24,640
in 2025
Australia
25,277
in 2025
Americas (WHO region) rank
6th
Australia rank
3rd

Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled over time

  • Americas (WHO region)
  • Australia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197920022025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 25,277 against 24,640 in Americas (WHO region), a difference of 637.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Americas (WHO region) ahead.

Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th and Australia ranks 3rd of 11 groups.

Americas (WHO region) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (WHO region) Australia Difference Ahead
1980s 65,669 340.7 65,328 Americas (WHO region)
1990s 23,843 4,075 19,768 Americas (WHO region)
2000s 21,216 10,350 10,866 Americas (WHO region)
2010s 35,614 19,958 15,657 Americas (WHO region)
2020s 15,564 14,895 668.67 Americas (WHO region)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled, Americas (WHO region) or Australia?
Australia, at 25,277 against 24,640 in Americas (WHO region) as of 2025.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled between Americas (WHO region) and Australia?
637, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO region) and Australia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Americas (WHO region) and Australia rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th and Australia ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled. 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, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
223 places, 9,846 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

Pertussis - number of reported cases with 623 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.