Life expectancy at birth in Uganda

Life expectancy at birth in Uganda was 68.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uganda, 2024 68.5 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 68.3 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 166th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Uganda over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period UgandaWorld
2024 68.5 years 73.5 years
2023 68.3 years 73.3 years
2022 67.7 years 73.0 years
2021 66.5 years 71.2 years
2020 66.4 years 72.2 years
2019 66.4 years 72.9 years
2018 65.8 years 72.6 years
2017 65.2 years 72.4 years
2016 64.5 years 72.2 years
2015 63.8 years 72.0 years
2014 63.1 years 71.8 years
2013 62.4 years 71.5 years
2012 61.6 years 71.3 years
2011 60.8 years 71.0 years
2010 60.0 years 70.7 years
2009 59.2 years 70.4 years
2008 58.3 years 70.0 years
2007 57.2 years 69.8 years
2006 56.1 years 69.5 years
2005 54.9 years 69.1 years
2004 53.7 years 68.8 years
2003 52.4 years 68.5 years
2002 51.4 years 68.2 years
2001 50.6 years 67.9 years
2000 49.6 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 68.3 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 63.1 years, the figure has changed by +8.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 166th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Uganda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects