Life Expectancy of Uganda
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Uganda was 62.71 years in 2021, a difference of -0.14 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Uganda were 60.42 years and 64.92 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Uganda for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Uganda (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Uganda (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 45.51 43.40 47.95
1961 46.26 44.14 48.70
1962 46.97 44.79 49.49
1963 47.43 45.26 49.93
1964 47.89 45.67 50.44
1965 48.24 45.90 50.92
1966 48.34 45.94 51.09
1967 48.96 46.58 51.67
1968 49.21 46.81 51.94
1969 49.51 47.05 52.29
1970 49.62 47.12 52.43
1971 46.93 43.73 50.60
1972 46.97 43.76 50.62
1973 46.84 44.12 49.86
1974 46.61 43.45 50.17
1975 46.27 43.56 49.24
1976 45.87 43.19 48.79
1977 45.51 42.82 48.44
1978 45.21 41.98 48.78
1979 44.98 41.80 48.48
1980 42.95 39.07 47.39
1981 43.09 39.26 47.42
1982 43.19 38.88 48.14
1983 43.52 39.21 48.43
1984 43.75 39.47 48.60
1985 45.38 41.39 49.76
1986 45.32 41.38 49.62
1987 46.62 43.72 49.61
1988 46.70 43.87 49.61
1989 46.47 43.71 49.29
1990 46.44 43.92 48.99
1991 46.32 43.86 48.79
1992 46.37 44.05 48.70
1993 46.24 44.08 48.38
1994 46.35 44.07 48.64
1995 46.57 44.29 48.85
1996 46.67 44.25 49.10
1997 46.98 44.65 49.30
1998 47.18 44.75 49.60
1999 47.79 45.38 50.19
2000 48.34 46.04 50.62
2001 49.01 46.88 51.09
2002 49.65 47.67 51.58
2003 50.37 48.76 51.91
2004 51.55 50.18 52.83
2005 52.98 51.60 54.27
2006 54.37 52.76 55.89
2007 55.24 53.66 56.72
2008 55.82 54.21 57.34
2009 56.49 54.70 58.18
2010 57.06 55.25 58.77
2011 57.97 56.12 59.72
2012 58.82 56.79 60.76
2013 59.76 57.60 61.85
2014 60.41 58.46 62.26
2015 61.09 59.07 63.01
2016 61.65 59.40 63.81
2017 62.12 60.10 64.03
2018 62.71 60.59 64.74
2019 62.99 60.89 64.99
2020 62.85 60.72 64.90
2021 62.71 60.42 64.92