Pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
137th
of 210 countries
All-time high
14,042
in 1983
All-time low
0
in 1997
Years of data
16
1974–2025
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon peaked at 14,042 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
Cameroon ranks 137th of 210 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 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,058 | — |
| 1975 | 1,099 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 14,042 | +1177.7% |
| 1984 | 10,079 | -28.2% |
| 1985 | 11,126 | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 10,861 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 6,246 | -42.5% |
| 1988 | 5,659 | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 5,073 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 5,498 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 5,911 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 1,900 | -67.9% |
| 1993 | 1,103 | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 4 | -99.6% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1177.7% | 1,099 | 14,042 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,078 | 1,058 | 1,099 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9,012 | 5,073 | 14,042 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,403 | 0 | 5,911 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 in Cameroon?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Cameroon was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,042 in 1983.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Cameroon ranks 137th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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