Australia vs Portugal: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
79th
Portugal rank
76th

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

  • Australia
  • Portugal
00.0020.0040.006197419982023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.

Australia ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 76th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Australia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Australia and Portugal?
0 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 76th 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.