Health in Uganda 1,250 indicators covering health for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Government health expenditure per capita 8 current US$ 2009 up 60.0% 44th Commitments to recipient countries 498.67 2010 up 157.9% 7th Disbursements to recipient countries 454.25 2010 up 528.9% 8th Reported malaria deaths 5,958 total 2011 up 40.1% 5th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 59,589 2021 down 18.5% 8th Women who were first married by age 15 7.3% 2016 down 40.7% 11th Women who were first married by age 18 34.0% 2016 down 26.6% 8th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 301 2007 up 1,104.0% 23rd Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 65.5% 2016 up 10.9% 5th Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 4.2% 2016 up 66.0% 7th Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 3.0% 2016 up 0.7% 15th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.9% 2016 down 1.1% 10th Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 19.6% 2019 down 8.0% 17th Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household 2.8% 2016 up 2.6% 8th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 2.4% 2016 down 13.4% 3rd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 2.4% 2016 down 13.3% 3rd Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household 3.3% 2016 down 21.6% 4th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 1.7% 2016 down 25.4% 3rd Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household 3.2% 2016 down 20.9% 3rd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 1.7% 2016 down 25.5% 3rd Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by 51.3% 2016 down 23.5% 3rd Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household 2.8% 2016 down 12.1% 7th Population pushed further below the $3.65 a day poverty line by 51.9% 2016 down 23.1% 3rd Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 71.5 2022 down 4.8% 28th Female headed households 28.3% 2019 down 5.0% 13th Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to 0 2020 down 100.0% 41st Number of isolates tested for azithromycin 290 2020 up 135.8% 11th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 20.9% 2021 up 19.4% 23rd Children aged <5 years wasted for age 4.8% 2011 down 4.0% 43rd Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 26 per 100,000 population 2011 down 68.3% 34th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 6.2 per 100,000 population 2011 down 52.3% 35th Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 43,889 2011 up 455.1% 6th HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 52.0% 2011 up 420.0% 25th HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 39.0% 2011 up 387.5% 22nd New HIV infections, low estimate 100,000 2009 up 31.6% 4th New HIV infections, high estimate 140,000 2009 up 27.3% 5th Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 40 2009 up 100.0% 42nd HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 6.9% 2009 down 14.8% 10th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 5.9% 2009 down 15.7% 10th Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 2 2015 unchanged 16th New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 37,000 2009 down 7.5% 4th New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 11,000 2009 down 26.7% 4th Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS 46.7% 2016 up 17.9% 14th New HIV infections 25,000 0-14 years 2009 down 10.7% 4th Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 97 2015 up 977.8% 7th New HIV infections 120,000 2009 up 30.4% 4th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB started treatment for MDR-TB 46.0% 2012 — 48th Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 100 2015 up 455.6% 1st ← Previous Page 21 of 21