Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 284.14 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda is 284.14, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 757.21 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 283.32, in 2018.
Uganda ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 757.21 | — |
| 1986 | 718.42 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 671.14 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 633.02 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 614.63 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 602.29 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 594.17 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 578.47 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 583.11 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 561.9 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 541.57 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 526.46 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 518.22 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 486.03 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 467.82 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 461.46 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 452.77 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 452.5 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 448.63 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 442.42 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 435.36 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 416.23 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 381.82 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 390.76 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 391.42 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 371.99 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 358.52 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 334.37 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 310.61 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 331.56 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 318.52 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 310.73 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 312.86 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 283.32 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 291.64 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 284.14 | -2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 284.14 is below the median for low income countries, which is 440.23, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 284.14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.89 | 614.63 | 757.21 | 5 |
| 1990s | 546 | 467.82 | 602.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 427.34 | 381.82 | 461.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 322.41 | 283.32 | 371.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 284.14 | 284.14 | 284.14 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Uganda was 284.14 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 757.21 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 283.32 in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.