Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Pertussis - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
940 % change on previous year
Panama
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
-90.12 % change on previous year
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
6,283
What the numbers show
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 940 % change on previous year in Panama; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is -90.12 % change on previous year, and the mean is -36.43 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 4,635.1%), and the largest decrease in North Korea (down 36,133.3%).
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 940 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,886.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Mexico | 753.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,635.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Albania | 700 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,220.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Honduras | 612.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,382.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brunei | 600 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia | 545.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 739.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Yemen | 250 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 641.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 208.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,135.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Liberia | 189.31 % change on previous year | 2002 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritania | 173.37 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 590.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 171.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 126.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 386.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Bermuda | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 90.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 86.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 86.07 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 1,522.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 61.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 56.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 354.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 54.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 53.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 747.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 44.3 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 436.7% | volatile |
| 23 | United States | 43.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Libya | 28.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Bhutan | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 19.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 17.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Israel | 8.82 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 7.28 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | -6.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 37 | India | -10.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Bahrain | -11.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 40 | France | -13.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Ethiopia | -16.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | -27.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Maldives | -29.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | -30.61 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 187.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | -32.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | -32.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | -36.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | -41.95 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | -43.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Estonia | -43.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 155.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Jordan | -44.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 52 | New Caledonia | -46.15 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | -51.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 183.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | -55.28 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 193.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | -55.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | -55.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | -58.14 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 414.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | -59.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Norway | -61.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Samoa | -64.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | -64.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | -64.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 135.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | -65.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | -69.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 387.0% | volatile |
| 66 | South Africa | -70.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | -70.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Germany | -71.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | -72.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Japan | -74.48 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 298.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Congo | -76.47 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Russia | -77.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 309.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Oman | -77.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 185.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | -79.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Chile | -79.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Burundi | -79.49 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | -80.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | -80.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Malta | -81.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Hong Kong | -81.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 222.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Armenia | -81.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | -82.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,295.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Vietnam | -83.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | -84.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Ukraine | -85.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 392.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Laos | -85.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | -86.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | -87.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Moldova | -87.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | -87.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 255.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Georgia | -88.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 200.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | -88.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 453.5% | volatile |
| 93 | South Korea | -88.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | -89.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 811.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | -89.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 297.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | -90.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | -90.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | -90.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | -91.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | -91.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | -91.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 208.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Iceland | -91.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.5% | volatile |
| 103 | China | -93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | -93.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 370.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea | -94.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | -94.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | -95.61 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 802.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Central African Republic | -96.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 501.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Turkey | -96.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | -96.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 279.0% | volatile |
| 111 | United Kingdom | -96.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 437.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Bulgaria | -96.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 196.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | -97.22 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 248.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Spain | -97.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | -97.44 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Greece | -97.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,663.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Portugal | -97.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | -98.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | -98.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 267.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -98.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 247.3% | volatile |
| 121 | North Macedonia | -98.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | -98.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Belarus | -98.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 397.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia | -98.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 186.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Serbia | -98.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | -99.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | -99.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Angola | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 128 | American Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Bangladesh | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahamas | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Belize | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 157.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Cape Verde | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | -100 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Djibouti | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 242.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominica | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2005 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Ghana | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 136.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Grenada | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Kenya | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 454.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | falling |
| 128 | Macao | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | rising |
| 128 | Malawi | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 325.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | North Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 36,133.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Palestine | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 128 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 640.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | El Salvador | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 123.3% | volatile |
| 128 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 420.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Seychelles | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Syria | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 222.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 475.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | East Timor | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Tonga | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Uganda | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -100 % change on previous year | 1990 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Venezuela | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Zambia | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income (World Bank) 289.49 % change on previous year
- Sur -100 % change on previous year
- Mus -100 % change on previous year
- Africa (WHO region) 160.28 % change on previous year
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 140.84 % change on previous year
- Americas (WHO region) -20.67 % change on previous year
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) -40.79 % change on previous year
- High income (World Bank) -56.32 % change on previous year
- South-East Asia (WHO region) -67.98 % change on previous year
- World -71.83 % change on previous year
- Western Pacific (WHO region) -73.21 % change on previous year
- Europe (WHO region) -82.58 % change on previous year
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) -87.69 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Pertussis - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Pertussis - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Pertussis - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.