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HEALTH PROFILE: Uganda

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Uganda UGANDA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Uganda
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Uganda UGANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    Uganda UGANDA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    Uganda UGANDA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
      Deaths %
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    42. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    43. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    Uganda UGANDA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    Uganda UGANDA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    12.5
    9
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    9.8
    2.3
    158
    121
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    1.8
    8.6
    188
    168
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.60
    112
    Uganda UGANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    Uganda UGANDA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    44.712m
    33
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.94
    168
    Population 0-14
    48.2%
    2
    Population 15-64
    49.4%
    191
    Population 65 +
    2.4%
    188
    Birth Rate / 1000
    40.94
    5
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.02
    165
    Fertility Rate
    5.45
    7
    Infant Mortality
    31.49
    54
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    147
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    153
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.88
    190
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.75
    132
    Net Migration
    -3.37
    161
    Population Growth
    3.31%
    6
    Literacy Total
    76.5%
    138
    Literacy Male
    82.7%
    119
    Literacy Female
    70.8%
    120
    Unemployment
    9.4%
    63
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    66.7
    136
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    58.2
    136
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,200
    172

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    172,149
    3,632
    4/1/24
    Uganda COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Uganda causes.

     
     
    Uganda COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Uganda COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.