Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 units per person
World rank
136th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0021 units per person
in 1975
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2013
Years of data
46
1974–2025
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 136th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | +71.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.002 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per person | -25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per person | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per person | -41.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per person | +62.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -71.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | +97.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | -48.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | -31.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -41.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +62.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -31.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -68.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -69.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +1256.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -99.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +1399.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +472.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +586.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 133 Kenya 0 units per person compare
- 134 Venezuela 0 units per person compare
- 135 Philippines 0 units per person compare
- 136 Andorra 0 units per person compare
- 136 American Samoa 0 units per person compare
- 136 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 0 units per person compare
- 136 Burundi 0 units per person compare
- 136 Benin 0 units per person compare
- 136 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
- 136 Bahamas 0 units per person compare
- 136 Barbados 0 units per person compare
- 136 Botswana 0 units per person compare
- 136 Central African Republic 0 units per person compare
- 136 Cameroon 0 units per person compare
- 136 Congo 0 units per person compare
- 136 Comoros 0 units per person compare
- 136 Cape Verde 0 units per person compare
- 136 Cuba 0 units per person compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 0 units per person compare
- 136 Djibouti 0 units per person compare
- 136 Dominica 0 units per person compare
- 136 Egypt 0 units per person compare
- 136 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 136 Gabon 0 units per person compare
- 136 Gambia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 136 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 136 Guyana 0 units per person compare
- 136 Jamaica 0 units per person compare
- 136 Kiribati 0 units per person compare
- 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person
- 136 Liberia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Lesotho 0 units per person compare
- 136 Macao 0 units per person compare
- 136 Monaco 0 units per person compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 0 units per person compare
- 136 Mongolia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Northern Mariana Islands 0 units per person compare
- 136 Mozambique 0 units per person compare
- 136 Mauritania 0 units per person compare
- 136 Mauritius 0 units per person compare
- 136 Malawi 0 units per person compare
- 136 Niger 0 units per person compare
- 136 Nicaragua 0 units per person compare
- 136 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 136 Palau 0 units per person
- 136 Papua New Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 136 North Korea 0 units per person compare
- 136 Rwanda 0 units per person compare
- 136 Senegal 0 units per person compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 136 San Marino 0 units per person compare
- 136 Somalia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
- 136 Eswatini 0 units per person compare
- 136 Syria 0 units per person compare
- 136 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per person compare
- 136 Togo 0 units per person compare
- 136 Turkmenistan 0 units per person compare
- 136 Tonga 0 units per person compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0 units per person compare
- 136 Tuvalu 0 units per person compare
- 136 Tanzania 0 units per person compare
- 136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 136 British Virgin Islands 0 units per person
- 136 Zambia 0 units per person compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 0 units per person compare
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- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Ghana was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pertussis - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pertussis - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.