Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda
Uganda: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 57.22 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
57.22
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
144th
of 185 countries
All-time high
57.69
in 2020
All-time low
42.49
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda is 57.22, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda peaked at 57.69 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.49, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 144th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.77 | 42.49 | 51.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2 | 52.09 | 57.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.46 | 57.22 | 57.69 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Uganda was 57.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.49 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Uganda ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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