Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 149,150.0% on the previous year and up 198.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2020.
That places Yemen 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0011 units per person | +46173.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 units per person | +99.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 units per person | +77.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.002 units per person | -23.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per person | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | -57.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per person | +389.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -95.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -98.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +610.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +805.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -43.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +160.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -56.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +97.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +99.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +239.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 units per person | +149149.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0003 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 65.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +149149.5% | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
| 1975 | +46173.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 2004 | +805.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1995 | +610.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita in Yemen was 0.0003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.