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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Uganda: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Uganda is placed joint 159th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 68.25 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 48.71 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
joint159th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 68.25Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 48.71Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 24.4Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 12.7Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Uganda on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
68.25
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Uganda: 68.25. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 74.93 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 61.9 · Kenya 63.65 · Rwanda 67.79 · South Sudan 57.62 · Tanzania 67
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
48.71
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Uganda: 48.71. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 13.96 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 89.68 · Kenya 38.85 · Rwanda 37.74 · South Sudan 96.71 · Tanzania 37
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Uganda’s is from 2022 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
24.4
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Uganda: 24.4. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 7.917 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 44.7 · Kenya 17.6 · Rwanda 33.12 · South Sudan 31.28 · Tanzania 30.01
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
12.7
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Uganda: 12.7. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 12.2 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 43.9 · Kenya 26.5 · South Sudan 62.9 · Tanzania 22.9
02Over time
Which way Uganda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
UgandaWorld median
Uganda rose from 49.64 in 2000 to 68.25 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Uganda World median 2023 68.25 74.630 2022 67.67 74.313 2021 66.45 72.433 2020 66.41 73.063 2019 66.35 74.196 2018 65.78 74.081 2017 65.17 74.029 2016 64.49 74.013 2015 63.83 73.783 2014 63.06 73.330 2013 62.35 73.386 2012 61.58 73.210 2011 60.79 73.003 2010 59.96 72.827 2009 59.16 72.426 2008 58.25 72.264 2007 57.25 72.113 2006 56.12 72.027 2005 54.93 71.876 2004 53.70 71.477 2003 52.41 71.409 2002 51.44 71.173 2001 50.58 70.926 2000 49.64 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
UgandaWorld median
Uganda fell from 143.85 in 2000 to 48.71 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Uganda World median 2024 48.7 14.5 2023 49.4 15.2 2022 50.0 14.7 2021 50.2 15.1 2020 50.9 15.3 2019 51.6 15.7 2018 52.7 16.3 2017 54.0 16.8 2016 55.6 17.5 2015 57.9 17.9 2014 60.2 18.3 2013 62.8 18.7 2012 66.5 18.8 2011 70.9 19.0 2010 76.0 19.2 2009 81.2 20.8 2008 86.4 20.7 2007 92.5 21.8 2006 99.2 22.8 2005 106.5 24.0 2004 114.2 25.9 2003 122.1 26.9 2002 129.9 28.0 2001 137.2 29.1 2000 143.9 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
UgandaWorld median
Uganda fell from 21.5 in 2015 to 12.7 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Uganda World median 2024 12.7 4.9 2023 14.9 4.7 2022 17.7 5.4 2021 20.7 5.7 2020 22.1 5.6 2019 23.4 5.0 2018 24.9 4.2 2017 25.6 4.0 2016 24.0 3.4 2015 21.5 3.4
03In context
Uganda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Uganda and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | =159th | 68.25 | 48.71 | 24.4 | 12.7 |
 Rwanda | 164th | 67.79 | 37.74 | 33.12 | — |
 Kenyacompare | 166th | 63.65 | 38.85 | 17.6 | 26.5 |
 Tanzania | 169th | 67 | 37 | 30.01 | 22.9 |
 DR Congo | =197th | 61.9 | 89.68 | 44.7 | 43.9 |
 South Sudan | 200th | 57.62 | 96.71 | 31.28 | 62.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Uganda in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Uganda is ahead of the world, and behind
55 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Uganda does better than the middle country measured.
Female Genital Mutilation PrevalenceUNICEF · 2024 · world median 34.10.334.1No earlier reading
Uganda: 0.3 · world median 34.1 · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.3 to 99.2; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.83207.6184.83▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 207.61 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 22522▲ Improved since 2016
Uganda: 5 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9581.552.95No earlier reading
Uganda: 81.5 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 10th of 136 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7465.4640.74No earlier reading
Uganda: 65.46 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 10th of 136 · derived.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4567.5345▲ Improved since 2015
Uganda: 67.53 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919791▲ Improved since 2015
Uganda: 97 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6585.5277.65No earlier reading
Uganda: 85.52 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 45th of 144 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.2295.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Uganda: 4.229 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 113th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.771.367.7No earlier reading
Uganda: 71.3 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 54th of 127 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.23.546No earlier reading
Uganda: 3.2 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 94th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909290▲ Improved since 2015
Uganda: 92 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.56965.5▼ Worsened since 2018
Uganda: 69 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Behind the world median32
Statistics on which Uganda does worse than the middle country measured.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.13.23.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Uganda: 3.2 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 38th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3916.0216.39▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 16.02 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 124th of 222 · derived.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2624.2921.26No earlier reading
Uganda: 24.29 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 45th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2562.971.25▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 62.9 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 121st of 196 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414741▼ Worsened since 2012
Uganda: 47 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4813.793.48No real change since 2015
Uganda: 13.79 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.535.741.5No earlier reading
Uganda: 35.7 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 86th of 127 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8167.881No earlier reading
Uganda: 67.8 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 107th of 153 · derived.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.986.496.9No earlier reading
Uganda: 86.4 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.961.982.9No earlier reading
Uganda: 61.9 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 80th of 109 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.884.975.8No earlier reading
Uganda: 84.9 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 24th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16314.558.163▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 14.55 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 47th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65170.3146.65▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 170.31 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 45th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4527.314.45▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 27.3 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 48th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.310.25▲ Improved since 2014
Uganda: 0.31 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10657.048.106No real change since 2014
Uganda: 57.04 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.951.620.9▲ Improved since 2015
Uganda: 51.6 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 27th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13421.348.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Uganda: 21.34 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 39th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.47251.4552.47▲ Improved since 2015
Uganda: 251.45 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.5820.762No real change since 2013
Uganda: 0.582 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 157th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.5240.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Uganda: 0.524 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 141st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2810.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Uganda: 0.281 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 18th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2635.9512.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Uganda: 35.95 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 31st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7230.41133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Uganda: 230.41 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 34th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,4302,982▲ Improved since 2014
Uganda: 2,430 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 135th of 155 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.2225.2No real change since 2013
Uganda: 22 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 21st of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85811.152.858▲ Improved since 2014
Uganda: 11.15 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 25th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.3840.564▲ Improved since 2010
Uganda: 0.384 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 172 · derived.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.473.626.4No real change since 2017
Uganda: 73.6 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 15th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6927.85102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Uganda: 27.85 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.46106.9527.46No real change since 2013
Uganda: 106.95 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 16th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.571037.57No earlier reading
Uganda: 10 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 112th of 115 · derived.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8815.276.88No earlier reading
Uganda: 15.27 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8941.738.89Moved since 2015
Uganda: 41.7 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 57th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1715.4116.17No real change since 2013
Uganda: 15.41 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.434.735.4Moved since 2013
Uganda: 34.7 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2539.541.25Moved since 2013
Uganda: 39.5 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.981.73Moved since 2014
Uganda: 0.98 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 115th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6513.920.65No earlier reading
Uganda: 13.9 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.553.744.55Moved since 2017
Uganda: 3.74 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0511.2720.05No earlier reading
Uganda: 11.27 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8310.8557.83Moved since 2013
Uganda: 10.85 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
No current reading for Uganda
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2022), Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Low Birthweight Prevalence and Malaria Incidence (P. vivax). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Uganda’s 14 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Uganda’s 10th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy3rd of 1652/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 18th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 83rd of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology104th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality108th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation122nd of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions141st of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience145th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties155th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 159th of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security148th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture157th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital172nd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality144th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge, Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Uganda can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Seychelles108th2/4 keysThis page
Uganda=159th4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Uganda and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Uganda on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Uganda rank on health & wellbeing?
Uganda is placed joint 159th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Uganda?
68.25 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Uganda?
48.71 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Uganda compare with DR Congo on health & wellbeing?
DR Congo is placed joint 197th of 200, and Uganda joint 159th. Life Expectancy at Birth: DR Congo 61.9, Uganda 68.25; Under-Five Mortality Rate: DR Congo 89.68, Uganda 48.71; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: DR Congo 44.7, Uganda 24.4; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: DR Congo 43.9, Uganda 12.7.
How have Uganda’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 49.64 in 2000 to 68.25 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 143.85 in 2000 to 48.71 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity fell from 21.5 in 2015 to 12.7 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Uganda?
No current reading is published for Uganda on Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Low Birthweight Prevalence and Malaria Incidence (P. vivax). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 55 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Uganda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Uganda (banner) — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Uganda: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/uganda/health