Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 48.7 million
If you were born in Uganda
Right now, about 1.30% of the babies born on Earth are born in Uganda: 1 in 77, about 1.7 million a year, or about 3.3 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Uganda dies before turning five is 4.9%, about 7.6 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 70.3 years for women and 66.3 years for men.
Life in Uganda, in numbers
Life expectancy68.3 yearswomen 70.3 · men 66.3United States 79.3 years · 48th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.9%49.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 31st highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.6%36.2 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 31st highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth284 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 28th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.28total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 19th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling11.6 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 54th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment5%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 13th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,791GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 22nd lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.38Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 64th highest of 172 countries
People living in cities31%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 18th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming66%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 9th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet9%United States 94% · 4th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1834%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 20th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket27%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 79th lowest of 172 countries
HIV5.63%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 10th highest of 172 countries
Homicide8.5 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 35th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths29 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 7th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 14% · women 4%
Life satisfaction4.37 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 33rd lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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