Hospitalizations and deaths due to pertussis in children from 1996 to 2013.

Objectives: To assess temporal trends of hospitalizations and deaths from pertussis in Brazilian children in the period of 1996-2013.

Methods: This was a descriptive ecological study of temporal trends, based on the DATASUS database. The number of hospitalizations and deaths from pertussis in children up to 19 years of age from January 1996 to December 2013 was obtained.