Confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in England, 2002-2017

This page contains the accessible version of the "Confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in England, 2002-2017" Graph. The original graph can be seen in two locations on this website, on the Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine in pregnancy page and on the Pertussis (Whooping Cough) page.

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Graph Description

Bar graph of confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in England from 2002 to 2017. Between 2002-2011, cases of pertussis were low, with an average of 520 cases per year.
A peak in cases occurred in 2012, with 9367 cases of pertussis recorded. Between 2013-2017 cases dropped but remained higher than before with an average of ~4500 cases per year.

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The table below contains the numeric data used to create the graph.

Year	Cases
2002	336
2003	192
2004	256
2005	366
2006	404
2007	615
2008	877
2009	693
2010	409
2011	1053
2012	9367
2013	4621
2014	3387
2015	4190
2016	5945
2017	4341

Source: UK Health Security Agency and Public Health England Archive

Confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in England, 2002-2017 - Graph

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