Pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR
AFR: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 12,202 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 12,202 for pertussis - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR peaked at 397,841 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,435, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 367,961 | — |
| 1981 | 347,776 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 397,841 | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 321,059 | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 238,446 | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 240,247 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 179,607 | -25.2% |
| 1987 | 167,035 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 101,350 | -39.3% |
| 1989 | 118,505 | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 89,515 | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 180,857 | +102.0% |
| 1992 | 39,531 | -78.1% |
| 1993 | 32,602 | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 25,402 | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 16,274 | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 35,382 | +117.4% |
| 1997 | 12,101 | -65.8% |
| 1998 | 38,961 | +222.0% |
| 1999 | 11,066 | -71.6% |
| 2000 | 52,008 | +370.0% |
| 2001 | 50,386 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 19,452 | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 16,418 | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 26,335 | +60.4% |
| 2005 | 22,139 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 18,399 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 21,197 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 19,429 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 15,768 | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 4,929 | -68.7% |
| 2011 | 5,816 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 16,839 | +189.5% |
| 2013 | 9,930 | -41.0% |
| 2014 | 10,098 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7,565 | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 1,435 | -81.0% |
| 2017 | 7,082 | +393.5% |
| 2018 | 14,001 | +97.7% |
| 2019 | 4,121 | -70.6% |
| 2020 | 2,266 | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 3,326 | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 4,643 | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 5,207 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 4,688 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 12,202 | +160.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +393.5% | 1,435 | 7,082 |
| 2000 | +370.0% | 11,066 | 52,008 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 247,983 | 101,350 | 397,841 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,169 | 11,066 | 180,857 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,153 | 15,768 | 52,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,182 | 1,435 | 16,839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,389 | 2,266 | 12,202 | 6 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 10 South Africa 5,666 compare
- 11 Mexico 5,506 compare
- 12 South Korea 5,500 compare
- 13 Slovakia 5,308 compare
- 14 Peru 4,633 compare
- 15 Norway 3,973 compare
- 16 Switzerland 3,950 compare
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 55.86 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 91.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in AFR was 12,202 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 397,841 in 1982.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,435 in 2016.
- How does AFR rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- AFR ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pertussis - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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