Pertussis - number of reported cases in Kenya
Kenya: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Kenya, 1974–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2 for pertussis - number of reported cases in 2024.
The figure is down 93.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Kenya peaked at 136,907 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places Kenya 128th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12,156 | — |
| 1975 | 15,011 | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 10,254 | -31.7% |
| 1977 | 12,751 | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 12,193 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 22,542 | +84.9% |
| 1980 | 13,281 | -41.1% |
| 1981 | 49,903 | +275.7% |
| 1982 | 78,497 | +57.3% |
| 1983 | 66,617 | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 46,187 | -30.7% |
| 1985 | 17,949 | -61.1% |
| 1986 | 30,590 | +70.4% |
| 1987 | 11,991 | -60.8% |
| 1988 | 422 | -96.5% |
| 1989 | 9,035 | +2041.0% |
| 1990 | 7,404 | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 136,907 | +1749.1% |
| 1995 | 58 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 290 | +360.3% |
| 1999 | 180 | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 424 | +135.6% |
| 2001 | 285 | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 300 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | +383.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | -93.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2041.0% | 422 | 9,035 |
| 1991 | +1749.1% | 7,404 | 136,907 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,151 | 10,254 | 22,542 | 6 |
| 1980s | 32,447 | 422 | 78,497 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,150 | 58 | 136,907 | 6 |
| 2000s | 252.25 | 0 | 424 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Kenya was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 136,907 in 1991.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Kenya ranks 128th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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