What is life expectancy in Uganda?

Life expectancy in Uganda was 68.25 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 68.25 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 23.9 years in 1927.

How does Uganda rank for life expectancy?

Uganda ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Uganda

Name: Life expectancy in Uganda
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Life expectancy was 68.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

68.25 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

184th

of 236 countries

All-time high

68.25 years

in 2023

All-time low

23.9 years

in 1927

Years of data

1927–2023

Life expectancy in Uganda, 1927–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Uganda is 68.25 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Uganda peaked at 68.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.9 years, in 1927.

Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	23.9 years	23.9 years	23.9 years	1
1930s	26.4 years	26.4 years	26.4 years	1
1940s	28.8 years	28.8 years	28.8 years	1
1950s	42.22 years	39.71 years	44.95 years	10
1960s	47.85 years	45.63 years	49.5 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	67.2 years	66.41 years	68.25 years	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare
182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
183 Gabon 68.34 years compare
185 Rwanda 67.79 years compare
186 East Timor 67.69 years compare
187 Pakistan 67.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Uganda

Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 667,122 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 679,974 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 2.2% (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 703,039 (2025)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Uganda?: Life expectancy in Uganda was 68.25 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 68.25 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 23.9 years in 1927.
How does Uganda rank for life expectancy?: Uganda ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.