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

Australia
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
Latvia
0.0016 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Latvia rank
3rd

Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0016 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person 0.0005 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0009 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0008 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0001 units per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita, Australia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.0016 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita between Australia and Latvia?
0.0007 units per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
Australia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd 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.