Pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam
Guam: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam, 1974–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam is 5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam peaked at 168 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1976.
Guam ranks 120th 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 2 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | -69.2% |
| 1999 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 168 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | -99.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | +3000.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 10 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | — |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 10% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guam's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +3000.0% | 1 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.875 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.38 | 0 | 168 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More health data for Guam
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Guam was 5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 168 in 2011.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1976.
- How does Guam rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Guam ranks 120th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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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