Deaths from Whooping Cough

Whooping Cough: Deaths

Deaths from Whooping Cough: 17 people died annually from whooping cough in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, 2001)

Death Rate Extrapolation

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Whooping Cough: 16 per year, 1 per month, 0 per week, 0 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 17 people died annually from whooping cough in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, 2001)

Misdiagnosis and Whooping Cough deaths

Whooping Cough can be deadly if misdiagnosed...more »

Death statistics for Whooping Cough

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Whooping Cough:

7 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
Pertussis (whooping cough) death statistics by worldwide region:
- About 131,000 deaths from pertussis (whooping cough) in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 11,000 deaths from pertussis (whooping cough) in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 46,000 deaths from pertussis (whooping cough) in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 2,000 deaths from pertussis (whooping cough) in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)

Deaths from Whooping Cough: medical news summaries

The following medical news items are relevant to death from Whooping Cough:

Whooping Cough: Hospitalization Statistics

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Whooping Cough:

0.0042% (531) of hospital consultant episodes were for whooping cough in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultant episodes for whooping cough required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for whooping cough were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for whooping cough were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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