Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Statistics

Whooping Cough Surveillance 2026

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This graph is updated when possible using data from the Aust Government Department of Health, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS).

Note that numbers can vary as updates are made to surveillance information at different times.

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)

NOTE: State reports below are updated regularly with available data.

2026 Reporting

Update for 12 October 2026

There have been 8,131 notifications of pertussis reported to the NNDSS in the year to 12 October 2026.

Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:

ACT	142
NSW	2,946
NT	84
QLD	1,006
SA	1,314
TAS	162
VIC	1,374
WA	1,103
Total	8,131