Kyetume Team- Yuko Amizaki, Terry Hu, Shirley Li, Jeongyeon Shim
for Global Health Delivery Lab, February 2011
Health Indicators, prevalence of diseases, other measures
Major Infectious Diseases:
Degree of risk: very high
Food or waterborne diseases:
- bacterial diarrhea
- hepatitis A
- typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases:
- malaria
- plague
- African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
Animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
(CIA World Factbook)
Sample health statistics:
| Indicator | Statistic | |
| UN Human Development Index Rank | 143 of 169 | 2010, UNDP |
| Population | 33,400,000 | 2010, CIA |
| Urban Population (%) | 13% | 2008, UNICEF |
| Drinking water coverage (%) | 64% | 2008, UNICEF |
| Avg Life Expectancy at birth (total, f, m) | 53, 54, 52 | 2010, CIA |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births) | 440 | 2008, UNICEF |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) | 63.7 | 2010, CIA |
| TB Prevalence (per 100,000) | 426 | 2009, WHO |
| TB Incidence (per 100,000) | 330 | 2009, USAID |
| TB Incidence in HIV+ people (per 100,000) | 128 | 2009, WHO |
| Adult HIV Prevalence Rate | 6.5% | 2010, UNAIDS |
| HIV+ Incident in TB cases | 39% | 2009, WHO |
| Estimated Number of People Living with HIV (total) | 1,200,000 | 2010, UNAIDS |
| Estimated ART Coverage *WHO 2010 Guidelines | 39% | 2010, UNAIDS |
Refer to attached charts.
Health Systems Overview
Uganda’s healthcare expenditure amounted to $25 per capita as of 2006. This is slightly higher than other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa ($24), though lower than the average for all low income countries ($27). At the same time, it should be noted that Uganda spends a higher share of its GNI to healthcare, 7.2%, compared to 4.8% and 4.6% for sub-Saharan Africa and low income countries respectively (WDI & WHO data).
The sources of healthcare expenditures are composed of three primary sources. Out-of-pocket expenses accounted for the largest share, with 37.9%, followed by the government with 33.6%, and external sources with 28.5% (World Bank, 2010). [click to continue…]
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