Australia vs French Polynesia: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita

Australia
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.0019 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
French Polynesia rank
2nd

Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and French Polynesia ranks 2nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and French Polynesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0018 units per person French Polynesia
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person French Polynesia
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0007 units per person 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita, Australia or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita between Australia and French Polynesia?
0.001 units per person, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and French Polynesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Australia and French Polynesia rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
Australia ranks 5th and French Polynesia ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,445 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.