Adolescent mortality rate in Uganda
Uganda: Adolescent mortality rate was 5.07 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Uganda, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Uganda is 5.07, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Uganda peaked at 9.18 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 2021.
Uganda ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.18 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.84 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.68 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.53 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.37 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.23 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.07 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.92 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 7.79 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.66 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.52 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.39 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.25 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.11 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.98 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.85 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.72 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.47 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.34 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.22 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.11 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.88 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.77 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.66 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.55 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.42 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.32 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.19 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.46 | 7.79 | 9.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.06 | 6.47 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 5.32 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 | 5.07 | 5.19 | 2 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Uganda?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Uganda was 5.07 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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