Whooping Cough or Pertussis
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Reported number of new whooping cough cases: 18,617 (2019)
Source: Health, United States, 2020-2021, table IDNotif [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Vaccination
- Percent of children vaccinated by age 24 months with 4 or more doses of DTaP vaccination: 80.4% (data are for 2016 birth year from survey years 2017, 2018, and 2019)
Source: Health, United States, 2020-2021, table VaxCh [PDF – 9.8 MB](data are for 2016)
- Percent of adolescents ages 13–17 years with 1 dose or more of Tdap vaccination: 90.2% (2019)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, Health, United States, 2020-2021, table VaxTn [PDF – 9.8 MB](data are for 2019)
- Percent of adults age 18 and older with pertussis shot in the last 10 years (Tdap): 43.6 %
Source: AdultVaxView Interactive: Vaccination Coverage among Adults
More Data
Related Links
- National Immunization Survey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pertussis Vaccination
- Child Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)
- Teen Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)
- Adult Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)