WHS3_43 Pertussis - number of reported cases
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Nigeria NGA · A37
Nigeria · Pertussis (whooping cough)
WHO GHO yearly series for Nigeria, 1974–2018. Years without a value in the source stay empty: they are never filled with zero or interpolated.
Latest
7,897
latest available: 2018
Peak
92,266
in 1985
Coverage
1974–2018
39 years with a value
Sources
1
WHO GHO
2018 The latest value in this source is for 2018. It is shown as historical context, not as the current situation.
Series over time · Annual reported cases
- WHO GHO · Annual reported cases
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Data table (text alternative)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 7,897 |
| 2017 | 4,244 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6,592 |
| 2014 | 9,559 |
| 2013 | 8,530 |
| 2012 | 11,628 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2009 | 11,281 |
| 2008 | 13,240 |
| 2007 | 12,573 |
| 2006 | 10,997 |
| 2005 | 15,609 |
| 2004 | 10,976 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2002 | 11,894 |
| 2001 | 34,517 |
| 2000 | 38,910 |
| 1999 | – |
| 1998 | 25,057 |
| 1997 | – |
| 1996 | 24,766 |
| 1995 | – |
| 1994 | 22,275 |
| 1993 | 23,800 |
| 1992 | 22,164 |
| 1991 | 18,685 |
| 1990 | 42,929 |
| 1989 | 33,555 |
| 1988 | 34,920 |
| 1987 | 51,316 |
| 1986 | 42,193 |
| 1985 | 92,266 |
| 1984 | 62,751 |
| 1983 | 70,024 |
| 1982 | 77,830 |
| 1981 | 56,913 |
| 1980 | 48,996 |
| 1979 | 58,719 |
| 1978 | 45,440 |
| 1977 | 42,452 |
| 1976 | 37,949 |
| 1975 | 34,362 |
| 1974 | 31,177 |
Source ledger
- WHO GHO
How to read
Reported counts depend on diagnosis, case definitions and reporting practice, so they cannot be compared across countries or used to rank them. A value of 0 means zero reported cases; an empty year means the source has no value.
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