Smoking bans in public places in Uganda
Uganda: Smoking bans in public places was 8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
8
in 2016
All-time low
5
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022
Smoking bans in public places in Uganda, 2007–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 8 for smoking bans in public places in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smoking bans in public places in Uganda peaked at 8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2007.
That places Uganda 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is smoking bans in public places in Uganda?
- Smoking bans in public places in Uganda was 8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest smoking bans in public places recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest smoking bans in public places recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2007.
- How does Uganda rank for smoking bans in public places?
- Uganda ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is smoking bans in public places rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 Smoking bans in public places. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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