Facts and Figures on Uganda

Population

Total population: 28 million

Life expectancy: 50 years

Population under 5 yrs: 21%

Population under 18 yrs: 54%

Population over 65 yrs: 2%

Population Growth

Growth rate: 3.3%

Birth rate: 4.7%

Infant mortality rate (under 1yrs): 7.9% (approx 1 in 13)

Infant mortality rate (under 5yrs): 13.6% (approx 1 in 7)

Main causes of infant deaths: Malaria, respiratory infections & diarrhoea

Fertility rate: 6.7 children

Adult Literacy: 70%

HIV AIDS

Adult HIV prevalence (15+ yrs): 6.7%

Babies infected through mother-to-child transmission: 20,000 annually

Orphans

Number of orphans: 2.3 million

Orphaned through AIDS: 1 million (43%)

Estimated number of orphans by 2010: 3.5 million

Religions:

Catholic: 33%

Protestant: 33%

Muslim: 18%

Indigenous beliefs: 16%

Languages:

English is the official national language (taught in grade schools, used in courts of law)

Ganda or Luganda is the most widely used of the Niger-Congo

Other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic

Ethnic groups

Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga 8%, Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, other 27%

Promoting the well-being of the poor, destitute and orphaned children of Uganda, regardless of their creed, colour or tribe. This is achieved through the provision of financial assistance and advisory support.

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