Pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand
Thailand: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 231 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand stood at 231.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.7% on the previous year and up 352.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand peaked at 5,093 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 59th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2,399 | — |
| 1975 | 3,281 | +36.8% |
| 1976 | 1,980 | -39.7% |
| 1977 | 3,150 | +59.1% |
| 1978 | 2,574 | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 5,093 | +97.9% |
| 1980 | 4,820 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 2,944 | -38.9% |
| 1982 | 3,448 | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 4,846 | +40.5% |
| 1984 | 4,060 | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 2,533 | -37.6% |
| 1986 | 1,855 | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 1,467 | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 1,663 | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 1,230 | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 487 | -60.4% |
| 1991 | 295 | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 414 | +40.3% |
| 1993 | 395 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 150 | -62.0% |
| 1995 | 117 | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 110 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 101 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 43 | -57.4% |
| 2000 | 93 | +116.3% |
| 2001 | 72 | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 15 | -79.2% |
| 2003 | 24 | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 72 | +213.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | -68.1% |
| 2008 | 16 | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 25 | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 6 | -76.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 24 | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 14 | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 51 | +264.3% |
| 2016 | 84 | +64.7% |
| 2017 | 55 | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 79 | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 99 | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 90 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | -88.9% |
| 2023 | 737 | +7270.0% |
| 2024 | 2,477 | +236.1% |
| 2025 | 231 | -90.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 231 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18, 12.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 231 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 33.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand 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 | +7270.0% | 10 | 737 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,080 | 1,980 | 5,093 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,887 | 1,230 | 4,846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 234.67 | 43 | 487 | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.4 | 15 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8 | 6 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 709 | 10 | 2,477 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Thailand was 231 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,093 in 1979.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Thailand ranks 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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