Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 140.84 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 140.84 % change on previous year for pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 169.6% on the previous year and up 461.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 756.39 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -93.7 % change on previous year, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +366.4% |
| 1983 | -31.33 % change on previous year | -740.9% |
| 1984 | -20.16 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1985 | 11.86 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1986 | -8.31 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 1987 | -32.93 % change on previous year | +296.1% |
| 1988 | 14.43 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1989 | -48.88 % change on previous year | -438.7% |
| 1990 | -31.62 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1991 | -83.86 % change on previous year | +165.2% |
| 1992 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 1993 | -55.43 % change on previous year | -1297.3% |
| 1994 | -17.34 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1995 | 111.83 % change on previous year | -745.1% |
| 1996 | -21.93 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 1997 | 13.71 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 1998 | 36.04 % change on previous year | +162.9% |
| 1999 | -34.97 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 2000 | -25.63 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 101.56 % change on previous year | -496.2% |
| 2002 | -37.75 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2003 | -56.19 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 2005 | -93.7 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 2006 | 94.81 % change on previous year | -201.2% |
| 2007 | 41.28 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2008 | -49.68 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2009 | 36.88 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 2010 | -35.79 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 2011 | 35.44 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2012 | 70.78 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 2013 | -39.81 % change on previous year | -156.3% |
| 2014 | -74.59 % change on previous year | +87.3% |
| 2015 | -38.94 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 2016 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2017 | 34.76 % change on previous year | +249.7% |
| 2018 | 75.35 % change on previous year | +116.8% |
| 2019 | -42.72 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2020 | -67.1 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 2021 | 756.39 % change on previous year | -1227.3% |
| 2022 | -74.56 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2023 | 182.19 % change on previous year | -344.4% |
| 2024 | 52.24 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2025 | 140.84 % change on previous year | +169.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1297.3% | 4.63 % change on previous year | -55.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -12.15 % change on previous year | -48.88 % change on previous year | 14.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -7.89 % change on previous year | -83.86 % change on previous year | 111.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 % change on previous year | -93.7 % change on previous year | 101.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5574 % change on previous year | -74.59 % change on previous year | 75.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 165 % change on previous year | -74.56 % change on previous year | 756.39 % change on previous year | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 140.84 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 756.39 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.7 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 461.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.