Uganda - Population and Social Indicators

TOTAL POPULATION - m

1980

1998

2015

12.8

21.0

30.7

GROWTH RATES - av annual

1980-90

1990-99

1998-2015

2.4

2.8

2.3



 AGE STRUCTURE (percentage of total)

 

1980

1997

0 -14 YEARS

47.8

48.7

15 - 64 YEARS

49.7

48.9

65+ YEARS

2.5

2.2



POPULATION GROWTH RATES  (%)

1980-1998

1998-2015

AGE 0 - 14 years

2.8

1.7

AGE15 - 64 years

2.6

2.9

AGE 65 + years 

1.8

-0.4



URBAN  POPULATION  (%);  POP DENSITY

 

1975

1997

2015

URBAN  POPULATION - %

8.3

13.2

20.7

POPULATION PER sq km

105

 

RURAL POPULATION DENSITY per sq km of arable land

349

 



INDEX OF FOOD PRODUCTION PER CAPITA (1989-91=100)

1979-81

1984-86

1996-98

70.4

91.0

107.1



MORTALITY INDICATORS

 

1980

1998

 

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

48

42

 

DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY

32.7

 

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births)

116

101

 

UNDER 5 MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births)

180

170

 



HEALTH EXPENDITURE

 

1990

1997

HEALTH EXPENDITURE as % of GDP

3.4

4.1

HEALTH EXPENDITURE as % of total public expenditure

9.9

PER CAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURE : US $

6

44



HEALTH INDICATORS

 

1994

1999

HIV PREVALENCE (% of adults)

14.5

9.51

 

1982-85

1990-96

POP WITH ACCESS TO SAFE WATER: %

16

34

POP WITH ACCESS TO SANITATION: %

13

57

 

1980

1990-99

PHYSICIANS (per 1,000 pop) :

0.05

0.9



HIV/AIDS ESTIMATES, end 1999

POPULATION

21,209,000

ESTIMATE RATE OF INFECTION (% of adult population)

8.3

NO OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

820,000

Adults (15 - 49)

770,000

Women (15 - 49)

420,000

Children (0 - 14)

53,000

AIDS deaths during 1999

110,000

ESTIMATED NO. OF ORPHANS, CULMULATIVE

1,700,000

 

Females

Males

Rate of infection in young people 15 - 24yrs - %                    (Est; end '99)

8.99

5.12



DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS WITH AND WITHOUT AIDS

 

 

1998

2010

GROWTH RATE

Without AIDS

3.5

3.5

 

With AIDS

2.8

3.1

LIFE EXPECTANCY

Without AIDS

54.1

59.5

 

With AIDS

42.6

47.6

CRUDE DEATH RATE

Without AIDS

12.5

8.8

 

With AIDS

19.0

14.4

INFANT MORTALITY

Without AIDS

81.3

58.5

 

With AIDS

92.9

68.6

CHILD MORTALITY

Without AIDS

132.9

92.2

 

With AIDS

164.5

120.6



EDUCATION

 

1980

1990

1997

TOTAL ADULT LITERACY RATE

 

 

64

GROSS PRIMARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group)

50

74

74

GROSSSECONDARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group)

5

13

12

GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group)

1

1.2

2

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION (% of GNP)

1.3

1.5

2.6



EDUCATION, GENDER DIFFERENCES

 

Males

Females

 

1980

1997

1980

1997

ILLITERACY RATE - (% of people 15 & above)

39

24

69

46

NET PRIMARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group)

43

35

42



DEFENCE EQUIPMENT: 1999

Type

Detail

Main battle tanks

E 140 x T-54/55

Light tanks

E 20 x PT-76

Reconnaissance vehicles

40 x Eland, 60 x Ferret (reported)

Armoured personnel carriers

20 x BTR-60, 4 x OT-64 SKOT, 10(+) x Mamba, some Buffel

Towed artillery

76mm 60 x M-1942, 122mm 20x M-1938, 130mm e 12, 155mm (reported)

Multiple rocket launchers

122mm BM-21

Mortars

81mm L16, 82mm M-43, 120mm 60x Soltam

Anti-tank guided weapon

40 x AT-3 Sagger

Air defence guns

14.5mm ZPU-1/-2/-4, 23mm 20 x ZU-23, 37mm 20 x M-1939

Surface–to-air missiles

SA-7

Mine detection vehicle system

1 x Chubby

Fighter aircraft

4 x MiG-21, 7 x MiG-21 (being upgraded)

Training aircraft

3 x L-39, 1 x SF-260

Transport helicopters

1 x Bell 206, 1 x Bell 412, 4 x Mi-17, 2 x Mi-24

Transport/liaison helicopter

1 x AS-202 [1]


[1] The International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 1999, 2000: Uganda.