Pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 756 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu, 1975–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu stood at 756.
The figure is up 3,336.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu peaked at 1,881 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40 | — |
| 1976 | 25 | -37.5% |
| 1977 | 159 | +536.0% |
| 1978 | 848 | +433.3% |
| 1979 | 40 | -95.3% |
| 1980 | 231 | +477.5% |
| 1981 | 27 | -88.3% |
| 1982 | 45 | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 29 | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 238 | +720.7% |
| 1985 | 1,881 | +690.3% |
| 1986 | 138 | -92.7% |
| 1987 | 37 | -73.2% |
| 1988 | 66 | +78.4% |
| 1989 | 39 | -40.9% |
| 1990 | 3 | -92.3% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 161 | — |
| 1993 | 161 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — |
| 1997 | 51 | +750.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | -88.2% |
| 2000 | 36 | +500.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | -83.3% |
| 2005 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 756 | — |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 756 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 378.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 756 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 108.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +750.0% | 6 | 51 |
| 1984 | +720.7% | 29 | 238 |
| 1985 | +690.3% | 238 | 1,881 |
| 1977 | +536.0% | 25 | 159 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222.4 | 25 | 848 | 5 |
| 1980s | 273.1 | 27 | 1,881 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 | 0 | 161 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.57 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2020s | 126.33 | 0 | 756 | 6 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in Vanuatu was 756 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,881 in 1985.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- Vanuatu ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,336.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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