Life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda
Uganda: Life expectancy at birth, total was 68.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda stood at 68.49 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda peaked at 68.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.31 years, in 1982.
Uganda ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.85 years | 45.63 years | 49.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.73 years | 45.38 years | 49.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 years | 43.31 years | 47.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.89 years | 47.55 years | 48.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.35 years | 49.64 years | 59.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.34 years | 59.96 years | 66.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.45 years | 66.41 years | 68.49 years | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 624,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 667,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Uganda was 68.49 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.31 years in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Uganda ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.