Pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR
EUR: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 52,021 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR is 52,021, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 82.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR peaked at 298,612 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,939, in 2021.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76,554 | — |
| 1981 | 56,109 | -26.7% |
| 1982 | 168,848 | +200.9% |
| 1983 | 123,563 | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 84,639 | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 130,686 | +54.4% |
| 1986 | 133,309 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 103,004 | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 50,706 | -50.8% |
| 1989 | 71,636 | +41.3% |
| 1990 | 95,853 | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 94,251 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 75,663 | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 90,678 | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 125,685 | +38.6% |
| 1995 | 79,238 | -37.0% |
| 1996 | 54,745 | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 67,307 | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 56,317 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 48,897 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 53,675 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 31,084 | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 25,176 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 25,530 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 42,220 | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 26,425 | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 30,168 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 28,798 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 25,270 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 29,229 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 28,212 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 34,436 | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 57,539 | +67.1% |
| 2013 | 38,263 | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 53,213 | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 50,591 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 69,937 | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 63,129 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 57,219 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 60,406 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 21,903 | -63.7% |
| 2021 | 2,939 | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 6,345 | +115.9% |
| 2023 | 87,558 | +1280.0% |
| 2024 | 298,612 | +241.0% |
| 2025 | 52,021 | -82.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1280.0% | 6,345 | 87,558 |
| 2024 | +241.0% | 87,558 | 298,612 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99,905 | 50,706 | 168,848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,863 | 48,897 | 125,685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,758 | 25,176 | 53,675 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,294 | 28,212 | 69,937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,230 | 2,939 | 298,612 | 6 |
Countries ranked near EUR
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 7.7 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 11.16 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.7826 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 8,827 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 10,454 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 7.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 229.11 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 18.78 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in EUR was 52,021 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 298,612 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,939 in 2021.
- How does EUR rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- EUR ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this EUR 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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