Pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa
Samoa: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 107 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa is 107, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 64.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa peaked at 326 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1983.
Samoa ranks 74th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12 | — |
| 1975 | 66 | +450.0% |
| 1976 | 139 | +110.6% |
| 1977 | 91 | -34.5% |
| 1978 | 140 | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 40 | -71.4% |
| 1980 | 113 | +182.5% |
| 1981 | 99 | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 66 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 9 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 3 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 53 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 326 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 301 | — |
| 2025 | 107 | -64.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 107 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 107 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 15.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +450.0% | 12 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.33 | 12 | 140 | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.7 | 0 | 113 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3333 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.17 | 0 | 53 | 6 |
| 2010s | 69.6 | 0 | 326 | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.6 | 0 | 301 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Samoa was 107 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 326 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Samoa ranks 74th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Samoa 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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