Survival to age 65, female in Uganda
Uganda: Survival to age 65, female was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 70.8% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Uganda peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1998.
That places Uganda 185th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.5% | — |
| 1961 | 42.5% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 43.5% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 45.3% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 43.7% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 43.0% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.2% | 41.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 41.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 37.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 38.9% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 55.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.0% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 182 Kiribati 71.7% compare
- 183 Marshall Islands 71.1% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 70.8% compare
- 186 Ghana 70.6% compare
- 187 Mozambique 70.3% compare
- 188 Gambia 70.0% compare
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 survival to age 65, female in Uganda?
- Survival to age 65, female in Uganda was 70.8% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1998.
- How does Uganda rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Uganda ranks 185th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.