Life Expectancy at Birth in Uganda
Uganda: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.49
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 216 countries
All-time high
68.49
in 2024
All-time low
43.31
in 1982
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Uganda is 68.49, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Uganda peaked at 68.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.31, in 1982.
That places Uganda 165th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.63 | — |
| 1961 | 46.27 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 46.82 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 47.38 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 47.85 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 48.3 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 48.46 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 49.01 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 49.28 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 49.51 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 49.62 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 47.15 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 47.16 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.99 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 46.86 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 46.52 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.17 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 45.84 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 45.6 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 45.38 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 43.45 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 43.46 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 43.31 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 43.49 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.71 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.5 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 45.65 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.36 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 47.48 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.56 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.55 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.67 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.68 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.67 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.71 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.03 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 48.26 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 48.98 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 49.64 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 50.58 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.44 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.41 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 53.7 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.93 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.12 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.25 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 58.25 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.16 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.96 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.79 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 61.58 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 62.35 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 63.06 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.83 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.49 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.17 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.35 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.41 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.45 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.67 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.25 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.49 | +0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 68.49 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 68.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.85 | 45.63 | 49.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.73 | 45.38 | 49.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 | 43.31 | 47.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.89 | 47.55 | 48.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.35 | 49.64 | 59.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.34 | 59.96 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.45 | 66.41 | 68.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Uganda?
- Life expectancy at birth in Uganda was 68.49 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.31 in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Uganda ranks 165th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.