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 10 February 2026

There have been 1,171 notifications of pertussis reported to the NNDSS in the year to 10 February 2026.

Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:

ACT	12
NSW	356
NT	14
QLD	108
SA	284
TAS	32
VIC	178
WA	187
Total	1,171