Health in Uganda

1,248 indicators covering health for Uganda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Reported clinical malaria cases 231,873 total 2011 down 95.9% 22nd
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 12.45 million 2024 up 137.4% 3rd
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 27.9% 2019 down 38.3% 10th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 32.9% 2019 down 25.2% 4th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 23.0% 2019 down 43.1% 15th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 12.7% 2019 down 64.6% 31st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 31.5% 2019 down 42.8% 9th
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 5.74 million 2024 up 55.2% 3rd
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 66.0% 2016 up 119.3% 16th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 66.5% 2016 up 105.2% 23rd
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 72.8% 2016 up 102.8% 26th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 80.3% 2016 up 62.2% 29th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 92.9% 2016 up 19.9% 28th
Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 35 2024 down 66.0% 2nd
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 65.5 2016 up 11.0% 5th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 467.59 2016 up 29.3% 10th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 88 lowest 2016 down 46.7% 12th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 79 2016 down 47.0% 14th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 73 2016 down 51.0% 13th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 69 2016 down 49.3% 15th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 53 highest 2016 down 51.8% 11th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 56 lowest 2016 down 42.9% 12th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 50 2016 down 43.8% 13th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 44 2016 down 48.2% 16th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 48 2016 down 36.8% 12th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 39 highest 2016 down 37.1% 9th
Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 9 2022 up 800.0% 18th
Persistence to last grade of primary 35.5% 2016 up 42.9% 97th
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 35.66 2021 up 56.6% 60th
Private prepaid plans 0.1% 2011 down 28.6% 41st
Health expenditure, private 73.7% 2011 up 1.4% 2nd
Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis 596,500 2024 down 77.8% 21st
Health expenditure 1.59 billion current US$ 2011 up 275.8% 13th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 19 2024 up 375.0% 30th
Ever breastfed 96 2022 down 2.2% 30th
Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 62.8 2022 down 8.7% 30th
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 1,823 2024 up 180.5% 17th
HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 98.0% 2014 up 292.0% 22nd
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 16,981 2024 up 594.0% 5th
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 81.5 2022 up 55.2% 6th
Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2011 28th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.30 million high estimate 2009 up 18.2% 6th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.10 million low estimate 2009 up 25.0% 6th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.20 million 2009 up 21.2% 6th
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 81.2% 2023 up 76.1% 6th
Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 79.8% 2024 up 17.1% 5th
Dental Assistants and Therapists 1,274 2024 up 41.6% 12th
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 0 2022 down 100.0% 43rd
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 151 2022 up 22.8% 27th
AIDS deaths in adults and children 80,000 high estimate 2009 down 20.0% 7th
AIDS deaths in adults and children 49,000 low estimate 2009 down 34.7% 7th
Meningococcal A conjugate (MENGA) vaccine immunization coverage (%) 0.0% 2025 16th
AIDS deaths in adults and children 64,000 2009 down 28.1% 7th
Community Health Workers 182,500 2024 up 1.9% 5th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 1.40 million high estimate 2009 unchanged 4th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 1.00 million low estimate 2009 up 37.0% 4th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 1.20 million 2009 up 27.7% 4th
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 556 2024 down 71.1% 14th
Estimated number of individuals in the country requiring preventive 651,348 2024 down 85.4% 24th
Pregnant women attending antenatal care  at least once and receiving 66.0% 2024 up 175.0% 6th