Life expectancy (Our World) in Uganda
Uganda: Life expectancy (Our World) was 68.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.25
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.25
in 2023
All-time low
23.9
in 1927
Years of data
77
1927–2023
Life expectancy in Uganda, 1927–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Uganda is 68.25, 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.9, 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.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 23.9 | — |
| 1937 | 26.4 | +10.5% |
| 1945 | 28.8 | +9.1% |
| 1950 | 39.71 | +37.9% |
| 1951 | 40.22 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 40.75 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 41.29 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 41.84 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 42.42 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 43.02 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 43.65 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 44.31 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 44.95 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 45.63 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 46.27 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 46.82 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 47.38 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 47.85 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 48.3 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 48.46 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 49.01 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 49.28 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 49.5 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 49.62 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 47.15 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 47.16 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.99 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 46.86 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 46.52 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.17 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 45.84 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 45.6 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 45.38 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 43.45 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 43.46 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 43.31 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 43.49 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.71 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.5 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 45.65 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.36 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 47.48 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.56 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.55 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.67 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.68 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.67 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.71 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.03 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 48.26 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 48.98 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 49.64 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 50.58 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.44 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.41 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 53.7 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.93 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.12 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.25 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 58.25 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.16 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.96 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.79 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 61.58 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 62.35 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 63.06 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.83 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.49 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.17 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.35 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.41 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.45 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.67 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.25 | +0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 68.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 68.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +37.9% | 28.8 | 39.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 1940s | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 42.22 | 39.71 | 44.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.85 | 45.63 | 49.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.73 | 45.38 | 49.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 | 43.31 | 47.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.89 | 47.55 | 48.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.35 | 49.64 | 59.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.34 | 59.96 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2 | 66.41 | 68.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Uganda?
- Life expectancy in Uganda was 68.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.25 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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