Situation analySiS

SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTTHe RiGHT TO SURvivALAnd HeALTHimpact iNdicatorsIndicators 1995 2001 2006 2011 Targets1 Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births 527 505 435 438 211 (2017)2 Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births 147 152 137 90 53 (2017)3 Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 81 88 76 54 30 (2017)4 Neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births 27 33 29 27 10 (2017)5 Low birth weight No data 33 No data 10 9 (2016)6 Stunting among under-fives (height for age) No data 39 38 33 25 (2016)7 Underweight among under-fives (weight for age) No data 22.8 15.9 14 10 (2016)Source: UBOS and Macro International, 1996, 2000-01 and 2007; UBOS and ICF International, 2012MATeRnAL And neOnATAL HeALTHMaternal and children’s mortality rates are going down butremain high.All regions have higher mortality rates than the respective 2015 targets.materNal, uNder-five aNd iNfaNt mortality ratesSource: UBOS and Macro International, 1996, 2000-01 and 2007; UBOS and ICF International, 2012125