Afghanistan vs Japan: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0023 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0021 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
45th
Japan rank
46th

Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
00.010.020.030.040.05197419982023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0023 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Japan ranks 46th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0169 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.014 units per square kilometre 0.012 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Japan?
Afghanistan, at 0.0023 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Japan?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Japan ranks 46th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 7,899 data points, 1974–2023
Last refreshed

Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.