Pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR
AMR: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 24,640 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR stood at 24,640.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR peaked at 123,734 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,284, in 2022.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 123,734 | — |
| 1981 | 113,003 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 99,065 | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 61,366 | -38.1% |
| 1984 | 62,423 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 55,976 | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 47,380 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 34,214 | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 25,496 | -25.5% |
| 1989 | 34,030 | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 38,006 | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 19,705 | -48.2% |
| 1992 | 19,258 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 25,442 | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 27,658 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 23,298 | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 17,901 | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 17,600 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 26,789 | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 22,771 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 18,888 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 15,075 | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 16,133 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 17,803 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 33,452 | +87.9% |
| 2005 | 34,654 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 24,516 | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 19,753 | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 24,547 | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 7,338 | -70.1% |
| 2010 | 31,504 | +329.3% |
| 2011 | 29,719 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 72,328 | +143.4% |
| 2013 | 54,873 | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 46,865 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 32,116 | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 28,132 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 29,207 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 23,638 | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 7,761 | -67.2% |
| 2020 | 20,496 | +164.1% |
| 2021 | 6,709 | -67.3% |
| 2022 | 3,284 | -51.1% |
| 2023 | 7,195 | +119.1% |
| 2024 | 31,060 | +331.7% |
| 2025 | 24,640 | -20.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +331.7% | 7,195 | 31,060 |
| 2010 | +329.3% | 7,338 | 31,504 |
| 2020 | +164.1% | 7,761 | 20,496 |
| 2012 | +143.4% | 29,719 | 72,328 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65,669 | 25,496 | 123,734 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,843 | 17,600 | 38,006 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,216 | 7,338 | 34,654 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,614 | 7,761 | 72,328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,564 | 3,284 | 31,060 | 6 |
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.91 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.64 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 58.54 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 21,189 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 15,663 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 141.92 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in AMR was 24,640 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 123,734 in 1980.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,284 in 2022.
- How does AMR rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- AMR ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AMR 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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