Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0005 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1983.
Samoa ranks 11th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per person | +436.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 units per person | +105.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 units per person | +52.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | -71.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | +180.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | -64.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0005 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 151.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0005 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 281.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +436.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 8 Norway 0.0007 units per person compare
- 9 New Caledonia 0.0006 units per person compare
- 10 New Zealand 0.0005 units per person compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.0005 units per person compare
- 13 Seychelles 0.0004 units per person compare
- 14 Czechia 0.0003 units per person compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Samoa was 0.0005 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Samoa 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.