Japan vs Korea: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0021 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Korea
0.003 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
Korea rank
43rd
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.003 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Korea ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 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, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.003 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 Japan and Korea?
- 0.0009 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 46th and Korea ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.