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Uganda Bureau of Statistics UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Uganda Bureau of Statistics Statistics House Plot 9, Colville Street P.O. Box 7186, Kampala Tel: +256-414-706000 Fax: +256-414-237553 Email: [email protected] June 2011 Website: www.ubos.org UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS 2011 STATISTICAL ABSTRACT FOREWORD The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is mandated to provide relevant, reliable and timely official statistics needed to support evidence-based policy formulation and to monitor socio-economic development outcomes. The Statistical Abstract, published annually, is the prime channel through which the Bureau presents combined information derived from the latest surveys, censuses and administrative records from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and from many other sources. The information is compiled using international best practices in statistical production. Information contained in the 2011 abstract covers statistics on socio-economic sectors, including, but not limited to, Environment, Population, Education, Health, Agriculture, Labour, Expenditure and Poverty, Energy, Business, National Accounts, Banking and Currency, Prices, Trade, Migration and Tourism, Transport and Communication and Government Finance. This abstract has for the second time included sections on Food Security and the Producer Price Index for Hotels and Restaurants (PPI-H&R). Presentations in this publication are in the form of tables, graphs and charts accompanied with explanatory text. UBOS appreciates the continued cooperation of MDAs in availing the requisite data in time to produce this publication. Special thanks go to UBOS technical staff who compiled the 2011 Abstract. Copies of the publication are available at Statistics House, Plot 9, Colville Street, Kampala. Further information can be obtained from the official UBOS website: www.ubos.org. We sincerely hope that our stakeholders will find the information in the 2011 Statistical Abstract useful. UBOS continues to appreciate comments from stakeholders that are aimed at improving the quality of our future publications. J. B. Male-Mukasa June 2011 Executive Director LIST OF ACRONYMS ASL Above Sea Level BATU British American Tobacco, Uganda Bill.Shs Billion Shillings BOP Balance of Payments BMUs Beach Management Units CAA Civil Aviation Authority CBR Crude Birth Rate CDO Cotton Development Organisation CDR Crude Death Rate CG Central Government CFR Central Forest Reserve COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CIS Community Information System CPI Consumer Price Index CSI Construction Sector Index CY Calendar Year DAP Deposit Administrative Plan DDA Decentralised District Administration DMBs Deposit Money Banks DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EAC East African Community EC European Commission EPS Express Penalty Scheme EU European Union FISIM Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured FY Fiscal Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GIR Gross Intake Rate GO Gross Output GFS Government Finance Statistics GWh Giga Watt hours H/C Health Centre HEP Hydro-Electric Power HFO Heavy Fuel Oil HFI Health Facility Inventory HH Household HSSP Health Sector Strategic Plan IoP Index of Production i IC Intermediate Consumption ICBT Informal Cross Border Trade IHS Integrated Household Survey IPT Intermittent Presumptive Treatment ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupation ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification KCCA Kampala Capital City Authority KWh Kilo Watt hours LFR Local Forest Reserve LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mbps Mega bits per second MFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MGLSD Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development MoES Ministry of Education and Sports MOH Ministry of Health Mill.Shs Million shillings Mm Millimetres MRH Mean Relative Humidity Mt Metric tonnes MTN Mobile Telephone Network MW Mega Watts n.a Not Available nes Not elsewhere stated NFA National Forestry Authority NSDS National Service Delivery Survey NWSC National Water and Sewerage Corporation NUSAF Northern Uganda Social Action Fund NTEs Non traditional Exports OPD Out-Patient Department OPI Occupational Permits Issued OPV Oral Polio Vaccine PPI Producer Price Index PHP Private Health Practitioner PLE Primary Leaving Examinations PPI-M Producer Price Index-Manufacturing PPI-H&R Producer Price Index-Hotels and Restaurants PNFP Private Not For Profit PS Plans Submitted RVR Rift Valley Railways Consortium ii RH Relative Humidity SADC Southern African Development Community SACU Southern African Customs Union Shs Shillings SITC Standard Industrial and Trade Classification Sq.Kms Square Kilometres TEs Traditional Exports TFR Total Fertility Rate TT Tetanus UA Urban Authorities UBI Uganda Business Inquiry UBOS Uganda Bureau of Statistics UCDA Uganda Coffee Development Authority UDHS Uganda Demographic and Health Survey UEDCL Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited UETCL Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited UHSBS Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioural Survey ULFS Urban Labour Force Survey UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEPI Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation UNHS Uganda National Household Survey UNMHCP Uganda National Minimum Health Care Package UPE Universal Primary Education URA Uganda Revenue Authority USE Universal Secondary Education UTA Uganda Tea Association UTL Uganda Telecommunications Limited VA Value Added WHO World Health Organisation Common Symbol “-“ Not Applicable/Nil iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Land • Uganda has a total area of 241,550.7 square kilometres (sq. kms) • Open water and swamps cover 41,743.2 sq. kms. • Land area is 199,807.4 sq. kms. • Cultivated land cover increased from 84,010 sq. kms. In 1990 to 99,018.4 sq. km in 2005 Forests • Annual deforestation rate is 1.8 percent. • Production and use of round wood increased by 1,612 tonnes representing 4.3 percent in 2010. Climate • Rainfall was generally higher than long term average for several areas in 2010 • NWSC extended its coverage to Lugazi and Iganga Town Councils in 2010 • Mean monthly humidity was generally in line with long term averages for several centers in 2010. Demographic and socio economic statistics • According to the 2002 UPHC : o 2002 population was 24.2 million persons o Annual Population growth rate between 1991 and 2002 censuses was 3.2 percent o 2002 population density was 123 persons per square kilometre o 49 percent of the population was below 15 years in 2002 • Total Fertility Rate (UDHS 2006) was 6.7 Births per woman • Infant Mortality Rate (UDHS 2006) was 76 Per 1000 Live births • The projected 2011 Mid year population stands at 33 millions persons Education • Primary school enrolment was 8.3 million children in 2009 • The ratios of primary pupils to teachers and pupils to classrooms were 49 and 68 respectively • Secondary school enrolment increased by 9.7 percent between 2008 and 2009 • Overall, the literacy rate for 2005/6 was 69 percent for persons aged 10 years and above. Labour force, employment and earnings • The total labour force in Uganda increased from 10.8 million persons in 2005/06 to 13.4 million persons in 2009/10, an increase of 23 percent • By industry, agriculture employed 66 percent of the working population, while by occupation, 60 percent of the working population were agriculture and fishery workers. • By employment status 79 percent were self employed in 2009/10 iv Household Expenditure and Poverty • Uganda’s average monthly consumption expenditure per household increased by 10 percent between 2005/06 and 2009/10. • A 75 percent nominal increase (from Shs41,300 to 72,250) in per capita expenditure was recorded between 2005/06 and 2009/10. However, real increase in per capita consumption expenditure rose by 10 percent. • The share of household expenditure on food, beverage and tobacco remained the same at 45 percent in 2009/10 as in 2005/06 • Nearly 7.5 million Ugandans were classified as poor in 2009/10. • The proportion of the poor population reduced from 31.1 percent in 2005/06 to 24.5 percent in 2009/10. • Nationally, on average, household expenditure inequality increased from 0.408 in 2005/06 to 0.426 in 2009/10 Health • Malaria remained the leading cause of morbidity between 2006 and 2010 (with a morbidity rate of 48.2 percent). • Latrine coverage at national level improved by 1 percent from 68 percent in 2009 to 69 percent in 2010. • Deliveries in health facilities at national level decreased from 34 percent in 2009 to 33 percent in 2010. • Out patient department utilisation (OPD Per Capita) increased to 0.9 in 2010 compared to 2009 when it was at 0.8. Crime • Most road accidents occurred between 4:00 – 8:00 pm in 2010 • Amount paid on express penalty scheme increased 40 percent in 2010. • The number of reported and investigated cases reduced by 7 percent and 4 percent respectively. • Defilement was the most common serious crime, accounting for over 46.7 percent of all the serious crimes in 2010. There was an increase of 6 percent in the total number of prisoners between 2009 and 2010. • In 2010, the Central region registered the highest number of deaths in prison cells (48 percent). • Road traffic accidents reduced by one percent in 2010. Index of Industrial Production • The all items index of industrial production went up by 3 percent in 2010 • Annual quarterly indices rose by 10.9 percent in fourth quarter 2010 Energy • Sales of LPG dropped by 9 percent in 2010. • The total installed capacity of electric power plants that feed into the national grid increased by 9.7 percent from 492 mega watts (MW) in 2009 to 539.5 MW in 2010. • The number of consumers in the domestic tariff category increased by approximately 19 percent in 2010 as compared to a 6 percent increase in 2009. Building and Construction • Annual Changes indicate that prices of inputs in the overall construction sector rose by 10 percent in 2010. • The total net domestic consumption of cement rose by 11.3 percent in 2010. v Transport • The number of newly registered vehicles increased by 2 percent in 2010. • The commercial air craft movement through the International Airport increased by 7.87 percent in 2010.
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