Pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR
WPR: Pertussis - number of reported cases was 159,013 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR is 159,013, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 73.2% on the previous year and up 359.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR peaked at 862,172 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6,634, in 2007.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 862,172 | — |
| 1981 | 693,364 | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 587,764 | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 464,886 | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 322,839 | -30.6% |
| 1985 | 245,875 | -23.8% |
| 1986 | 160,714 | -34.6% |
| 1987 | 109,511 | -31.9% |
| 1988 | 99,295 | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 98,292 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 65,667 | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 40,280 | -38.7% |
| 1992 | 40,889 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 32,537 | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 31,934 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 23,835 | -25.4% |
| 1996 | 17,050 | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 32,887 | +92.9% |
| 1998 | 15,875 | -51.7% |
| 1999 | 18,234 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 25,424 | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 33,207 | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 32,795 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15,712 | -52.1% |
| 2004 | 22,653 | +44.2% |
| 2005 | 30,457 | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 12,520 | -58.9% |
| 2007 | 6,634 | -47.0% |
| 2008 | 25,245 | +280.5% |
| 2009 | 41,642 | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 47,477 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 54,030 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 43,237 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 25,666 | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 21,167 | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 34,622 | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 31,312 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 28,667 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 53,362 | +86.1% |
| 2019 | 63,510 | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 11,599 | -81.7% |
| 2021 | 11,140 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 39,392 | +253.6% |
| 2023 | 49,406 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 593,659 | +1101.6% |
| 2025 | 159,013 | -73.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1101.6% | 49,406 | 593,659 |
| 2008 | +280.5% | 6,634 | 25,245 |
| 2022 | +253.6% | 11,140 | 39,392 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 364,471 | 98,292 | 862,172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,919 | 15,875 | 65,667 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,629 | 6,634 | 41,642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,305 | 21,167 | 63,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,035 | 11,140 | 593,659 | 6 |
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- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR?
- Pertussis - number of reported cases in WPR was 159,013 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 862,172 in 1980.
- What is the lowest pertussis - number of reported cases recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,634 in 2007.
- How does WPR rank for pertussis - number of reported cases?
- WPR ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is pertussis - number of reported cases rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 359.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WPR 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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