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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Uganda


Country Typology: High disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • Lancet Estimates: Preterm Birth Rate per 100 Live Births: 10.0 [6.1-16.0] 1
  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 1945 [1440, 2656] 2

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence: 3

  • % of Preeclampsia Cases: 4.30%
  • % of Eclampsia Cases: NR
  • % of Combined Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: NR

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 4

  • DALYs per 100,000: 198.75 [125.74, 286.75]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 3.12 [1.90, 4.53]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 1023.5 [926.7, 1128.9] 5

Diet and Food Supply

Apparent Calcium Intake: 334.1 mg/day 6

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 7

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    1.5 g/day of calcium for pregnant women at hight risk for preeclampsia and low calcium intake after 20 weeks of gestation
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Milk and milk products
    • Fish with bones
    • Nuts
    • Leafy greens
    • Dried fruits
    • Wholegrain cereals

References:

1 Preterm Births - Lancet Estimates
Ohuma EO, Moller A-B, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global. estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2023; 402: 1261–71.

2 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence
Awor, S., Byanyima, R., Abola, B., Nakimuli, A., Orach, C. G., Kiondo, P., ... & Kaye, D. (2022). Incidence of preeclampsia and retention to prenatal care in Northern Uganda. East African Medical Journal, 99(6)

4 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

5 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

6 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

7 Antenatal Care Guidelines
World Health Organization, Ministry of Health. Pregnancy Childbirth Postpartum and Newborn Care: A Guide for Essential. Adapted for Uganda 2016. World Health Organization; 2016.