Uganda

Country in Africa

In brief

Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 2.2% (2024). World rank 3 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 3 of 54. Access to safe drinking water: 63% (2024). World rank 195 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 42 of 52. Access to clean cooking fuels: 2% (2024). World rank 182 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: adult literacy 68.5% → 77%, children vaccinated against measles 85% → 90%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 41.6 → 35.9. Worse than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania): HIV prevalence.

Education

Adult literacy: 77% 2024
Primary school enrolment: 106% 2017
Secondary school enrolment: 24.1% 2007
Higher education enrolment: 4.6% 2014
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 2.6% 2022

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 4.2% 2023
Health spending per person: $45 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 32.2% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 0.2 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 2.3 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 0.5 2010
Children vaccinated against measles: 90% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 35.9 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 48.7 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 170 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 4.9% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 2.2% 2024
Overweight adults: 23.8% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 7.5% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 63% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 23.9% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 2% 2024