Uganda - Life Expectancy 2018
65.8
+0.6 from 2017
Uganda's life expectancy was 65.8 in 2018, increased +0.6 from 65.2 in 2017. This was the 175th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 86.1 | 0.2% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 85.1 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 84.9 | 0.2% |
| 4th | Andorra | 84.2 | -0.1% |
| 5th | Japan | 84.2 | 0.1% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 83.8 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Macao SAR, China | 83.7 | 0.2% |
| 8th | Spain | 83.4 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Italy | 83.3 | 0.5% |
| 10th | Singapore | 83.3 | 0.2% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 83.0 | -0.8% |
| 12th | Gibraltar | 83.0 | 0.2% |
| 13th | French Polynesia | 83.0 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Iceland | 82.9 | 0.2% |
| 15th | Israel | 82.8 | 0.3% |
| 16th | Norway | 82.8 | 0.2% |
| 17th | Australia | 82.7 | 0.3% |
| 18th | Qatar | 82.7 | 0.3% |
| 19th | France | 82.7 | 0.1% |
| 20th | Korea | 82.6 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Sweden | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 82.4 | 0.1% |
| 23rd | Luxembourg | 82.3 | 0.2% |
| 24th | Faroe Islands | 82.3 | 0.2% |
| 25th | Malta | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 26th | Ireland | 82.2 | 0.1% |
| 27th | Netherlands | 81.8 | 0.1% |
| 28th | Canada | 81.8 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Greece | 81.8 | 0.6% |
| 30th | Finland | 81.7 | 0.1% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 81.7 | -0.2% |
| 32nd | Austria | 81.7 | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 81.6 | 0.1% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 81.6 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Slovenia | 81.4 | 0.4% |
| 36th | Portugal | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 37th | United Kingdom | 81.3 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Channel Islands | 81.1 | 0.1% |
| 39th | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.1 | 2.5% |
| 40th | European Union | 81.0 | 0.1% |
| 41st | Bermuda | 81.0 | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Denmark | 81.0 | -0.2% |
| 43rd | Germany | 80.9 | -0.1% |
| 44th | Isle of Man | 80.6 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Chile | 80.6 | -0.1% |
| 46th | Bahrain | 80.4 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Kuwait | 80.1 | 0.2% |
| 48th | Costa Rica | 80.1 | 0.1% |
| 49th | St. Martin (French part) | 80.0 | 1.6% |
| 50th | Oman | 79.9 | 0.1% |
| 51st | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.5 | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Maldives | 79.4 | 0.3% |
| 53rd | Albania | 79.2 | 0.4% |
| 54th | Czechia | 79.0 | 0.1% |
| 55th | Cayman Islands | 78.8 | 0.3% |
| 56th | Saudi Arabia | 78.8 | 0.0% |
| 57th | United States | 78.6 | 0.1% |
| 58th | Panama | 78.3 | 0.5% |
| 59th | Lebanon | 78.3 | 0.1% |
| 60th | Estonia | 78.2 | 0.2% |
| 61st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.9 | 0.7% |
| 62nd | Croatia | 77.9 | 0.2% |
| 63rd | Montenegro | 77.9 | 1.6% |
| 64th | China | 77.7 | 0.6% |
| 65th | Poland | 77.6 | -0.2% |
| 66th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.6 | 0.1% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 77.6 | 0.1% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 77.5 | -0.1% |
| 69th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.5 | 0.1% |
| 70th | Türkiye | 77.5 | 0.5% |
| 71st | Cuba | 77.4 | 0.2% |
| 72nd | Slovak Republic | 77.3 | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Ecuador | 77.2 | 1.3% |
| 74th | Thailand | 77.2 | 0.3% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.1 | 0.1% |
| 76th | Kosovo | 77.1 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Argentina | 76.8 | 0.3% |
| 78th | British Virgin Islands | 76.7 | 1.4% |
| 79th | North Macedonia | 76.6 | 0.9% |
| 80th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 76.6 | 0.3% |
| 81st | Colombia | 76.6 | 0.2% |
| 82nd | Guam | 76.6 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Curaçao | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 84th | Jordan | 76.5 | 0.6% |
| 85th | Sri Lanka | 76.5 | 0.3% |
| 86th | Barbados | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 87th | Hungary | 76.1 | 0.3% |
| 88th | Peru | 76.0 | 0.1% |
| 89th | Serbia | 75.9 | 0.5% |
| 90th | Aruba | 75.9 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Malaysia | 75.7 | 0.3% |
| 92nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.7 | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Lithuania | 75.7 | 0.3% |
| 94th | Brazil | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 95th | Armenia | 75.6 | 0.5% |
| 96th | Algeria | 75.6 | 0.2% |
| 97th | West Bank and Gaza | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 75.4 | 0.3% |
| 99th | Romania | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 100th | Brunei Darussalam | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 101st | Bulgaria | 75.0 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 74.8 | 0.2% |
| 104th | Latvia | 74.8 | 0.2% |
| 105th | Mauritius | 74.4 | -0.1% |
| 106th | Mexico | 74.3 | 0.1% |
| 107th | Belarus | 74.2 | 0.1% |
| 108th | Viet Nam | 74.1 | 0.1% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 74.1 | 0.0% |
| 110th | Georgia | 74.0 | 0.7% |
| 111th | Morocco | 73.9 | 0.5% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 73.9 | 0.7% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 73.6 | 0.2% |
| 114th | Ukraine | 73.6 | -0.6% |
| 115th | Dominican Republic | 73.6 | 0.3% |
| 116th | Kazakhstan | 73.4 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Libya | 73.2 | 0.6% |
| 118th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 73.0 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Azerbaijan | 73.0 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Seychelles | 72.8 | -2.0% |
| 121st | American Samoa | 72.8 | 0.0% |
| 122nd | Russian Federation | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.7 | -0.4% |
| 124th | St. Lucia | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 125th | Belize | 72.3 | 0.4% |
| 126th | Tonga | 72.2 | 0.1% |
| 127th | Bangladesh | 72.1 | 0.7% |
| 128th | Honduras | 72.0 | 0.3% |
| 129th | Uzbekistan | 72.0 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Greenland | 72.0 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Bhutan | 71.7 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | Jamaica | 71.6 | -0.4% |
| 133rd | Guatemala | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 134th | Suriname | 71.5 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.4 | 0.3% |
| 136th | El Salvador | 71.4 | 0.5% |
| 137th | Dominica | 71.4 | 4.0% |
| 138th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.3 | 0.1% |
| 139th | Iraq | 71.1 | 1.9% |
| 140th | Samoa | 71.1 | 0.1% |
| 141st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.0 | 0.0% |
| 142nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 71.0 | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Mongolia | 70.8 | 0.4% |
| 144th | Tajikistan | 70.7 | 0.3% |
| 145th | Vanuatu | 70.6 | 0.2% |
| 146th | India | 70.4 | 0.5% |
| 147th | Moldova | 70.2 | -0.2% |
| 148th | Indonesia | 70.1 | 0.2% |
| 149th | Cambodia | 70.0 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Solomon Islands | 69.8 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Philippines | 69.8 | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Turkmenistan | 69.3 | 0.1% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 69.0 | 0.4% |
| 154th | Palau | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 155th | Guyana | 68.8 | 0.4% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.7 | 0.2% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 67.6 | 0.8% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | 67.6 | 0.4% |
| 159th | Mauritania | 67.4 | 0.5% |
| 160th | Senegal | 67.4 | 0.5% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | 67.4 | 2.6% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 67.0 | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Eritrea | 67.0 | 0.6% |
| 164th | Fiji | 67.0 | -0.1% |
| 165th | Pakistan | 66.5 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Botswana | 66.4 | 1.5% |
| 167th | Rwanda | 66.4 | 0.3% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 66.2 | 0.5% |
| 169th | Timor-Leste | 66.2 | 0.5% |
| 170th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.9 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Yemen, Republic of | 65.9 | -1.8% |
| 172nd | Tuvalu | 65.9 | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Marshall Islands | 65.9 | 0.3% |
| 174th | Kiribati | 65.8 | 0.0% |
| 175th | Uganda | 65.8 | 0.9% |
| 176th | South Africa | 65.7 | 0.5% |
| 177th | Sudan | 65.5 | 0.5% |
| 178th | Tanzania | 65.5 | 0.8% |
| 179th | Comoros | 65.4 | 0.4% |
| 180th | Papua New Guinea | 65.1 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 64.5 | 0.4% |
| 182nd | Malawi | 64.5 | 0.9% |
| 183rd | Ghana | 64.1 | 0.5% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 64.1 | 0.6% |
| 185th | Haiti | 64.1 | 0.4% |
| 186th | Gambia, The | 64.0 | 0.5% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 63.5 | 0.1% |
| 188th | Kenya | 62.8 | 0.2% |
| 189th | Angola | 62.6 | 0.8% |
| 190th | Namibia | 62.6 | 1.5% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 62.4 | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Zambia | 62.1 | 0.9% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 61.9 | 0.7% |
| 194th | Burundi | 61.8 | 0.8% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.7 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Nauru | 61.2 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 61.2 | 0.6% |
| 198th | Liberia | 61.0 | 0.4% |
| 199th | Zimbabwe | 60.9 | 1.1% |
| 200th | Mozambique | 60.8 | 1.1% |
| 201st | Togo | 60.6 | 0.8% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 60.0 | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 59.9 | 0.7% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.8 | 0.8% |
| 205th | Niger | 59.8 | 0.4% |
| 206th | Benin | 59.7 | 0.3% |
| 207th | Sierra Leone | 59.1 | 2.2% |
| 208th | Guinea | 59.0 | 0.6% |
| 209th | Mali | 58.9 | 0.5% |
| 210th | Eswatini | 58.7 | 2.0% |
| 211th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 54.8 | 4.9% |
| 212th | Lesotho | 54.6 | 1.4% |
| 213th | Nigeria | 52.7 | 0.5% |
| 214th | Chad | 52.4 | 1.1% |
| 215th | Central African Republic | 52.3 | 15.6% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 51.9 | 46.8% |
FAQ
What was Uganda's life expectancy in 2018?▾
Uganda's life expectancy in 2018 was 65.8. This ranked 175th globally.
How did Uganda's life expectancy change in 2018?▾
Uganda's life expectancy increased by 0.9% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2018?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2018 at 86.1.
What is the life expectancy of Uganda in 2018?▾
The life expectancy of Uganda in 2018 was 65.8. This ranked 175th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Uganda's life expectancy?▾
Uganda's life expectancy went from 65.2 in 2017 to 65.8 in 2018, a 0.9% increase.
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