Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
22nd
of 60 countries
All-time high
5.15 million
in 2012
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2025
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda, 2005–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda peaked at 5.15 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 682,786 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million | — |
| 2010 | 2.97 million | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.08 million | +70.9% |
| 2012 | 5.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million | -64.9% |
| 2014 | 2.74 million | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 928,490 | -66.2% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 485,774 | -58.9% |
| 2018 | 317,948 | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 400,120 | — |
| 2021 | 501,990 | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 494,310 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 580,936 | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 193,625 | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 0 | 3.36 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million | 0 | 5.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 361,830 | 0 | 580,936 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 19 Guatemala 36 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 29 compare
- 21 Egypt 9 compare
- 22 Guinea 0 compare
- 22 Mexico 0 compare
- 22 Togo 0
- 22 Cameroon 0 compare
- 22 Morocco 0 compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 0 compare
- 22 Pakistan 0 compare
- 22 Chad 0 compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 22 Fiji 0
- 22 Oman 0 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 22 Peru 0
- 22 Mali 0 compare
- 22 Malawi 0 compare
- 22 Niger 0 compare
- 22 Botswana 0
- 22 Nepal 0 compare
- 22 Senegal 0 compare
- 22 Ghana 0 compare
- 22 Eritrea 0 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 0
- 22 Iraq 0
- 22 Gambia 0 compare
- 22 Mauritania 0 compare
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 22 Yemen 0 compare
- 22 Burundi 0 compare
- 22 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 22 Cambodia 0 compare
- 22 Brazil 0 compare
- 22 Benin 0 compare
- 22 Angola 0 compare
- 22 Myanmar 0 compare
- 22 Somalia 0
- 22 China 0
- 22 Viet Nam 0 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda?
- Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Uganda was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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