What is life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda was 81.76 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 81.76 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 57.59 years in 1984.

How does Uganda rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Uganda ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Life expectancy at age 15 was 81.76 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

81.76 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

174th

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.76 years

in 2100

All-time low

57.59 years

in 1984

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda is 81.76 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda peaked at 81.76 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 57.59 years, in 1984.

That places Uganda 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	58.94 years	57.65 years	60.74 years	10
1960s	62.75 years	61.25 years	63.74 years	10
1970s	61.54 years	60.74 years	63.79 years	10
1980s	58.99 years	57.59 years	60.67 years	10
1990s	59.22 years	58.71 years	60.12 years	10
2000s	62.3 years	59.46 years	65.27 years	10
2010s	67.91 years	65.73 years	69.98 years	10
2020s	71.38 years	69.83 years	72.25 years	10
2030s	72.95 years	72.39 years	73.51 years	10
2040s	74.2 years	73.63 years	74.79 years	10
2050s	75.54 years	74.92 years	76.16 years	10
2060s	76.91 years	76.29 years	77.53 years	10
2070s	78.29 years	77.67 years	78.92 years	10
2080s	79.68 years	79.06 years	80.29 years	10
2090s	81.03 years	80.43 years	81.63 years	10
2100s	81.76 years	81.76 years	81.76 years	1

Countries ranked near Uganda

171 Sao Tome and Principe 81.94 years compare
172 Cambodia 81.78 years compare
173 Laos 81.76 years compare
175 Senegal 81.45 years compare
176 Solomon Islands 81.28 years compare
177 Guyana 81.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Uganda was 81.76 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 81.76 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 57.59 years in 1984.
How does Uganda rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Uganda ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.