About Uganda
Basic Facts
Health & Wellness Challenges
Education
- Median age – 15 years old
- Life expectancy – 53 years old (Ranked 205 out of 223 countries)
- Average income - $300 annually (less than $1 per day)
- Female Head of Households – 48%
- Orphans – 2.5 million... almost half due to AIDS
Health & Wellness Challenges
- HIV/AIDS – 1.2 million, 6.5% of population. Higher rates in rural area due to lack of education.
- Food or waterborne disease such as bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis, and typhoid fever.
- Vectorborne diseases such as malaria, plague, and African sleeping sickness
- Lack of clean water, general hygiene, and means to treat common illness
- 20% of children under five are either moderately or severely underweight
Education
- Literacy rate – 66% over age of 15 can read & write
