Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda
Uganda: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 8,117 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda is 8,117, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda peaked at 9,367 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,107, in 1990.
That places Uganda 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,107 | — |
| 1991 | 7,507 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 7,886 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 8,222 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 8,514 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 8,663 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8,750 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8,816 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8,840 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,839 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,781 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8,706 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8,615 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8,514 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8,392 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8,286 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8,182 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8,124 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8,120 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,192 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,332 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8,520 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8,710 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,912 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9,094 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9,233 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9,337 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9,367 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9,344 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,236 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 9,100 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8,900 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8,651 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 8,364 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 8,117 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,314 | 7,107 | 8,840 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,391 | 8,120 | 8,781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,008 | 8,332 | 9,367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,626 | 8,117 | 9,100 | 5 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Uganda was 8,117 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9,367 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,107 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Uganda ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years