Rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda
Uganda: Rubella - number of reported cases was 10,271 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda, 2002–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda stood at 10,271. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 256,675.0% on the previous year and up 873.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda peaked at 10,271 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60 | — |
| 2003 | 125 | +108.3% |
| 2004 | 428 | +242.4% |
| 2005 | 285 | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 605 | +112.3% |
| 2011 | 3,312 | +447.4% |
| 2012 | 2,027 | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 7,878 | +288.7% |
| 2014 | 291 | -96.3% |
| 2015 | 1,055 | +262.5% |
| 2016 | 289 | -72.6% |
| 2017 | 259 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 470 | +81.5% |
| 2019 | 342 | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 23 | -93.3% |
| 2021 | 606 | +2534.8% |
| 2022 | 52 | -91.4% |
| 2023 | 47 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | -91.5% |
| 2025 | 10,271 | +256675.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 10,271 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.5, 236.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 10,271 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 428.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella - number of reported cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +256675.0% | 4 | 10,271 |
| 2021 | +2534.8% | 23 | 606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 300.6 | 60 | 605 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,769 | 259 | 7,878 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,834 | 4 | 10,271 | 6 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda?
- Rubella - number of reported cases in Uganda was 10,271 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10,271 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for rubella - number of reported cases?
- Uganda ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella - number of reported cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 873.6%. 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 Rubella - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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