Pertussis Incidence by Age Group and Year (1990-2022)

Key points

  • CDC tracks reported pertussis incidence (per 100,000 persons) by age group in the United States.
  • Infants aged <1 year have the highest reported rate of pertussis.

Pertussis Incidence by Age Group and Year

Table shows reported pertussis incidence by age group and year.
<1 yr 1-6 yrs 7-10 yrs 11-19 yrs 20+ yrs
1990 47.89 5.57 1.68 1.38 0.19
1991 27.27 3.20 0.96 0.58 0.14
1992 38.41 3.93 1.95 1.99 0.27
1993 68.00 6.59 3.26 2.08 0.33
1994 42.61 4.35 2.26 2.30 0.27
1995 48.74 4.71 3.17 2.41 0.42
1996 63.23 6.01 4.81 5.25 0.72
1997 52.73 4.49 4.23 4.33 0.66
1998 56.71 5.45 3.80 4.88 0.78
1999 57.12 4.57 3.98 5.17 0.74
2000 54.23 4.15 3.90 7.08 0.74
2001 46.84 5.49 4.09 5.58 0.79
2002 59.01 7.53 4.94 6.80 1.08
2003 54.98 6.41 4.81 11.34 1.32
2004 79.00 15.28 12.07 24.50 3.29
2005 96.47 14.15 12.64 19.17 3.50
2006 48.78 7.47 8.32 11.05 2.63
2007 40.25 5.64 8.48 6.02 1.57
2008 50.54 7.67 18.85 6.58 1.35
2009 75.23 11.16 23.76 7.75 1.73
2010 100.90 23.27 31.78 13.30 3.15
2011 70.89 15.02 20.05 10.26 2.15
2012 126.65 34.09 58.52 38.02 4.51
2013 102.77 22.09 30.61 21.27 2.61
2014 106.68 25.14 34.04 29.57 2.50
2015 68.10 15.60 17.45 17.90 1.90
2016 51.41 13.65 14.84 16.31 1.68
2017 57.78 15.16 15.79 16.83 1.68
2018 52.8 13.5 11.6 13.0 1.4
2019 59.00 16.31 15.05 15.01 1.78
2020 19.25 5.39 4.70 4.46 0.68
2021 5.22 1.94 0.46 0.45 0.49
2022 9.07 3.65 1.30 0.79 0.54