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 17 August 2026

There have been 6101 notifications of pertussis reported to the NNDSS in the year to 10 August 2026.

Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:

ACT	97
NSW	2,302
NT	66
QLD	679
SA	997
TAS	123
VIC	954
WA	883