Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia

Zambia: Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0 units per square kilometre
World rank
132nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0709 units per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
37
1974–2018

Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1974–2018

00.020.040.060.081974199620181974: 0.071 units per square kilometre1975: 0.041 units per square kilometre1976: 0.028 units per square kilometre1977: 0.04 units per square kilometre1978: 0.033 units per square kilometre1979: 0.035 units per square kilometre1980: 0.029 units per square kilometre1981: 0.031 units per square kilometre1982: 0.04 units per square kilometre1983: 0.011 units per square kilometre1984: 0.005 units per square kilometre1985: 0.002 units per square kilometre1986: 0.002 units per square kilometre1987: 0 units per square kilometre1988: 0 units per square kilometre1989: 0 units per square kilometre1990: 0 units per square kilometre1997: 0 units per square kilometre1999: 0.001 units per square kilometre2000: 0 units per square kilometre2001: 0.001 units per square kilometre2002: 0.001 units per square kilometre2003: 0.001 units per square kilometre2004: 0 units per square kilometre2005: 0 units per square kilometre2006: 0 units per square kilometre2007: 0 units per square kilometre2008: 0 units per square kilometre2009: 0.001 units per square kilometre2010: 0 units per square kilometre2011: 0 units per square kilometre2012: 0 units per square kilometre2013: 0 units per square kilometre2015: 0 units per square kilometre2016: 0 units per square kilometre2017: 0 units per square kilometre2018: 0 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0709 units per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1997.

Zambia ranks 132nd 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 square kilometre in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1974 to 2018.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1974 0.0709 units per square kilometre
1975 0.0406 units per square kilometre -42.8%
1976 0.0284 units per square kilometre -30.0%
1977 0.0397 units per square kilometre +39.5%
1978 0.0329 units per square kilometre -17.1%
1979 0.0351 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1980 0.0286 units per square kilometre -18.6%
1981 0.0312 units per square kilometre +9.2%
1982 0.0403 units per square kilometre +29.2%
1983 0.0109 units per square kilometre -72.9%
1984 0.0052 units per square kilometre -51.9%
1985 0.0018 units per square kilometre -66.6%
1986 0.0015 units per square kilometre -13.0%
1987 0.0002 units per square kilometre -84.8%
1988 0.0002 units per square kilometre -19.2%
1989 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1990 0.0003 units per square kilometre +37.0%
1997 0 units per square kilometre -100.0%
1999 0.0014 units per square kilometre
2000 0 units per square kilometre -100.0%
2001 0.0013 units per square kilometre
2002 0.0008 units per square kilometre -37.6%
2003 0.0005 units per square kilometre -34.3%
2004 0.0002 units per square kilometre -54.0%
2005 0.0002 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2006 0.0002 units per square kilometre -35.1%
2007 0 units per square kilometre -71.7%
2008 0.0002 units per square kilometre +376.5%
2009 0.0009 units per square kilometre +320.4%
2010 0 units per square kilometre -100.0%
2011 0 units per square kilometre
2012 0 units per square kilometre
2013 0 units per square kilometre
2015 0 units per square kilometre
2016 0 units per square kilometre
2017 0 units per square kilometre
2018 0 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0413 units per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 0.0709 units per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0403 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 3
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Zambia

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  6. 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 132 Burundi 0 units per square kilometre compare
  8. 132 Bangladesh 0 units per square kilometre compare
  9. 132 Bahrain 0 units per square kilometre compare
  10. 132 Bahamas 0 units per square kilometre compare
  11. 132 Belize 0 units per square kilometre compare
  12. 132 Barbados 0 units per square kilometre compare
  13. 132 Brunei Darussalam 0 units per square kilometre compare
  14. 132 Bhutan 0 units per square kilometre compare
  15. 132 Botswana 0 units per square kilometre compare
  16. 132 Cameroon 0 units per square kilometre compare
  17. 132 Comoros 0 units per square kilometre compare
  18. 132 Cape Verde 0 units per square kilometre compare
  19. 132 Cuba 0 units per square kilometre compare
  20. 132 Cayman Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
  21. 132 Djibouti 0 units per square kilometre compare
  22. 132 Dominica 0 units per square kilometre compare
  23. 132 Egypt 0 units per square kilometre compare
  24. 132 Eritrea 0 units per square kilometre compare
  25. 132 Gabon 0 units per square kilometre compare
  26. 132 Ghana 0 units per square kilometre compare
  27. 132 Gambia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  28. 132 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per square kilometre compare
  29. 132 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per square kilometre compare
  30. 132 Grenada 0 units per square kilometre compare
  31. 132 Guatemala 0 units per square kilometre compare
  32. 132 Guam 0 units per square kilometre compare
  33. 132 Guyana 0 units per square kilometre compare
  34. 132 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre compare
  35. 132 Jamaica 0 units per square kilometre compare
  36. 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per square kilometre
  37. 132 Liberia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  38. 132 Saint Lucia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  39. 132 Lesotho 0 units per square kilometre compare
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  44. 132 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  45. 132 Northern Mariana Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
  46. 132 Mozambique 0 units per square kilometre compare
  47. 132 Mauritania 0 units per square kilometre compare
  48. 132 Mauritius 0 units per square kilometre compare
  49. 132 Malawi 0 units per square kilometre compare
  50. 132 New Caledonia 0 units per square kilometre compare
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  53. 132 Palau 0 units per square kilometre
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  55. 132 French Polynesia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  56. 132 Rwanda 0 units per square kilometre compare
  57. 132 Senegal 0 units per square kilometre compare
  58. 132 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
  59. 132 El Salvador 0 units per square kilometre compare
  60. 132 Somalia 0 units per square kilometre compare
  61. 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per square kilometre compare
  62. 132 Eswatini 0 units per square kilometre compare
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  66. 132 Timor-Leste 0 units per square kilometre compare
  67. 132 Tonga 0 units per square kilometre compare
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  69. 132 Tuvalu 0 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia?
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0709 units per square kilometre in 1974.
What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Zambia rank for pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Zambia ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 7,899 data points, 1974–2023
Last refreshed

Pertussis - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.