Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda
Uganda: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 9.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 9.7 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2022.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda peaked at 21.3 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2020.
That places Uganda 49th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 19.7 | — |
| 1995 | 21.3 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 19.2 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 16.3 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1 | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9 | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7 | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.07 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.77 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.65 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uganda was 9.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 1995.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Uganda ranks 49th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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