Uganda: Urban health profile

Indicators of Health Outcomes*

Indicators of Health Outcomes**
Under-5 mortality rate
Chronic malnutrition in children Urban Population
Life expectancy at birth
Country Profile*
As urban populations continue to grow globally, there is an increasing need to focus
on urban health. This fact sheet displays data for urban areas in Uganda. Further, this
fact sheet aims to reveal inequalities in health between different wealth quintiles in
urban areas and to compare these to rural averages.
*Data from latest year available from 2005-2009 World Bank Data.
**Data from latest year available from 2003-2009 Demographic Health Survey.
***Data from 2003 World Health Survey.
Background
Trends in Key National Indicators*
Life expectancy at
birth in Uganda has
increased from 44
years in 1960 to 53
years in 2008,
which is still lower
than the global
average of 69 years
in 2008.
The proportion of
urban population
has increased from
4% in 1960 to 13%
in 2005, which is
still lower than the
global average of
49% in 2005.
Children from the
poorest urban
quintile are nearly
twice more likely to
die before the age of
5 than children from
the wealthiest urban
quintile. They are
also more likely to
die than children
from rural areas.
Children from the
poorest urban
quintile are more
likely to be
chronically
malnourished than
children from the
wealthiest urban
quintile.
Uganda: Urban health profile
Indicators of Health System Outputs** Indicators of Health Risk Factors
Antenatal care
Measles vaccination
Obesity among women**
Tobacco consumption
Access to safe water Knowledge on sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS
Coverage of antenatal
care has decreased
among all wealth
quintile group, except
the 4
th
quintile,
between 1995 and
2006. Inequalities in
antenatal care
coverage persist in
urban areas.
[Data not available]
In 2006, women from
the wealthiest urban
quintile were 3 times
more likely to be obese
than women from the
poorest urban quintile.
Access to safe water
has improved for all
wealth quintile
groups, between
1995 and 2006.
Inequalities in access
to safe water in urban
areas persist despite
these improvements.
In 2006, women from
the poorest urban
quintile were less likely
to report knowing
about the means of
avoiding the sexual
transmission of
HIV/AIDS than women
from the wealthiest
urban quintile and
women from rural
areas.
Coverage of measles
vaccination has
improved among all
wealth quintile
groups between 1995
and 2006.
Inequalities in
measles vaccination
coverage appear to
be improving.
Indicators of Health Determinants**
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