Deaths from falls in Uganda

Uganda: Deaths from falls was 1,377 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,377 deaths
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
57th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,377 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
829.35 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from falls in Uganda, 2000–2021

05001.0k1.5k2000201020212000: 829.4 deaths2001: 872.4 deaths2002: 881.7 deaths2003: 936.5 deaths2004: 932.8 deaths2005: 927.2 deaths2006: 946.2 deaths2007: 919.8 deaths2008: 909.1 deaths2009: 907.4 deaths2010: 914.8 deaths2011: 953.5 deaths2012: 995 deaths2013: 1.0k deaths2014: 994.8 deaths2015: 993.7 deaths2016: 1.0k deaths2017: 1.0k deaths2018: 1.1k deaths2019: 1.2k deaths2020: 1.2k deaths2021: 1.4k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1,377 deaths for deaths from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Uganda peaked at 1,377 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 829.35 deaths, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 906.25 deaths 829.35 deaths 946.19 deaths 10
2010s 1,020 deaths 914.79 deaths 1,210 deaths 10
2020s 1,308 deaths 1,239 deaths 1,377 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 54 Cote d'Ivoire 1,425 deaths compare
  2. 55 Angola 1,396 deaths compare
  3. 56 Malawi 1,378 deaths compare
  4. 58 Morocco 1,368 deaths compare
  5. 59 Yemen 1,335 deaths compare
  6. 60 Venezuela 1,322 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from falls in Uganda?
Deaths from falls in Uganda was 1,377 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1,377 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 829.35 deaths in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for deaths from falls?
Uganda ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from falls
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes.