Key Statistics

In 2011, only 52% of children aged 12–23 months were fully vaccinated and only 40% of children aged 12–23 months were immunised before their first birthday.
UBOS, 2012
Children aged 0–4 years whose mother has no education are five times more likely to live in extreme poverty than those whose household head has secondary education.
UNICEF, Levels and trends in Child Mortality, Report 2015
Child poverty rates for 0–4-year-olds are highest in West Nile and Karamoja, where 68% are in poverty. For children aged 6–18 years in Karamoja, the percentage of those living in extreme poverty is even higher (82%)
MoGLSD et al., 2014
The most common deprivations for under-fives are in the areas of nutrition (38%), health (34%) and access to improved water source (30%).
UNICEF, Levels and trends in Child Mortality, Report 2015
90% of children with disabilities do not access or enjoy their rights to survival, development, protection and participation
USDC and NCC, 2011
Uganda is ranked 73rd out of 86 in the 2012 Social Institutions and Gender Index and 73rd out of 102 in the 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index.
UNICEF, Levels and trends in Child Mortality, Report 2015
Approximately 35% of girls drop out of school because of early marriage and 23% do so because of pregnancy (UBOS and ICF International, 2012).
UBOS and ICF International, 2012
Over 15% of ever-married women aged 20–49 are married by the age of 15 and nearly half (49%) by the age of 18.
UBOS and ICF International, 2012
Teenage pregnancy rates are high (24% at the national level) with regional variations such that 34% of teenage girls from the poorest households and 24% of rural girls become mothers compared with 16% of wealthier households and 21% of urban girls
UBOS and ICF International, 2012
1 in every 12 Children in sub-Saharan Africa dies before his/her 5th birthday
UNICEF, Levels and trends in Child Mortality, Report 2015