Gender Inequality

0.523 gender gap index (1 = complete equality; 0 – complete inequality). Meaning in Uganda there is significant gender inequality in health, education, economy and politics.

Health of Women

336 of every 100,000 mothers die while giving birth in Uganda.

32 percent of expectant Ugandan mothers are anaemic; and 9 percent are undernourished with vitamin A deficiencies.

28 percent of family planning need is unmet

27 percent of births in Uganda are not hospital deliveries.

24 percent of Ugandan women aged between 15-49 years old are overweight

Sexual and Gender Based Violence

59 percent of female Ugandans experience physical violence during childhood.

56 percent of Ugandan women experience spousal violence.

22 percent of Ugandan women experience sexual violence.

25 percent is the rate of teenage pregnancy for Uganda.

In July 2020, the National Planning Authority (NPA) released Uganda’s Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) which covers the current five-year period 2020/21 to 2024/25.

These statistics herein shared are extracted from two chapters of NDPIII: Chapter 16 – Human Capital Development and Chapter 18 – Community Mobilization and Mindset Change.

NDPIII is accessible to download click here to do so via the NPA website.