Uganda
Depression in Uganda
Depression in Uganda: 5% in 1990 and 4.92% in 2017, by IHME estimates.
- Latest, 2017
- 4.92%
- Since 1990
- −0.08 percentage points
- Rank, 2017
- 5 of 195
- counting from the highest
- World, 2017
- 3.44%
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- The highest was 5.46% in 2000, the lowest 4.92% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.92 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.96 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 5.04 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 5.07 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 5.11 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 5.15 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 5.19 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 5.23 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 5.28 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 5.34 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 5.39 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 5.41 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 5.43 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 5.44 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 5.45 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 5.46 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 5.44 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 5.39 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 5.33 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 5.27 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 5.21 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 5.17 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 5.13 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 5.09 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 5.04 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 5 | 3.54 |
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Uganda in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per person$26 in 2025
- Military share of state spending9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel46,000 people in 2020
- National power0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports4 million TIV in 2016