1962 Facts About Uganda

In 1962, Uganda had 479 registered doctors, 73 licenced doctors, 38 dentists, 1,156 midwives, 1,354 nurses and 72 pharmacists for its seven million people. There was a doctor for every 12,711 people.
On December 31, 2011, Uganda had 2,800 doctors for her 33 million people, placing the doctor-patient ratio at 1:27,687- SOURCE: New Vision, Uganda.