Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uganda

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Uganda was 68.25 years. A difference of +0.57 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Uganda were 65.27 years and 71.12 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uganda (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Uganda (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 45.63 43.88 47.63
1961 46.27 44.5 48.28
1962 46.82 45.01 48.88
1963 47.38 45.57 49.43
1964 47.85 45.99 49.95
1965 48.3 46.43 50.42
1966 48.46 46.5 50.67
1967 49.01 47.05 51.21
1968 49.29 47.29 51.53
1969 49.51 47.46 51.79
1970 49.62 47.56 51.93
1971 47.15 44.39 50.28
1972 47.16 44.39 50.29
1973 46.99 44.7 49.53
1974 46.86 44.13 49.92
1975 46.52 44.22 49.03
1976 46.17 43.88 48.67
1977 45.84 43.56 48.32
1978 45.6 42.78 48.71
1979 45.39 42.58 48.47
1980 43.45 39.91 47.51
1981 43.46 39.91 47.49
1982 43.31 39.31 47.93
1983 43.49 39.5 48.06
1984 43.71 39.72 48.25
1985 45.5 41.8 49.59
1986 45.65 41.96 49.72
1987 47.36 44.8 50.02
1988 47.48 45.03 50
1989 47.49 45.12 49.92
1990 47.56 45.32 49.85
1991 47.55 45.3 49.84
1992 47.67 45.52 49.85
1993 47.68 45.58 49.81
1994 47.68 45.63 49.74
1995 47.71 45.75 49.67
1996 47.76 45.84 49.68
1997 48.03 46.21 49.84
1998 48.26 46.51 50
1999 48.98 47.24 50.69
2000 49.64 47.85 51.41
2001 50.58 48.8 52.32
2002 51.44 49.55 53.31
2003 52.41 50.45 54.34
2004 53.7 51.74 55.6
2005 54.93 52.93 56.85
2006 56.12 54.11 58.04
2007 57.25 55.24 59.16
2008 58.25 56.2 60.2
2009 59.16 57.02 61.19
2010 59.96 57.73 62.08
2011 60.79 58.56 62.91
2012 61.58 59.24 63.8
2013 62.35 59.92 64.67
2014 63.06 60.48 65.52
2015 63.83 61.21 66.33
2016 64.49 61.77 67.1
2017 65.17 62.41 67.82
2018 65.78 62.97 68.47
2019 66.35 63.48 69.13
2020 66.41 63.35 69.43
2021 66.45 63.58 69.24
2022 67.68 64.7 70.54
2023 68.25 65.27 71.12