Prevalence of Autism in Uganda
According to Uganda’s 2014 census, the national ASD prevalence rate was 70/10,000 persons at a population of 34,900,000[1]. Using these stats as the baseline and the most recent national population estimates of 44,120,140[2], the current prevalence rate is 88/10,000. The following table specifies the present estimates of autism prevalence in each of the four regions of Uganda.
| Region | Area | Population | ASD Population |
| (Estimates 2018) | (88/10,000 PR) | ||
| Central | 61,403.2 km2 (23,707.9 sq mi) | 12,130,592 | 106,749 |
| Western | 55,276.6 km2 (21,342.4 sq mi) | 11,303,352 | 99,470 |
| Eastern | 39,478.8 km2 (15,242.8 sq mi) | 11,515,180 | 101,334 |
| Northern | 85,391.7 km2 (32,969.9 sq mi) | 9,171,018 | 80,705 |
| Total | 44,120,143 | 388,258 | |
[1] American Psychiatric Association (APA, 2013). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. [1] Mayemba, M. (2018). Review notes of autism spectrum disorder. Kampala: Unpublished Autism report, SCAU [1] WHO (2017). Autism spectrum disorders. Geneva: WHO [1] Disability Support Uganda (DiSU, 2017). Autism Spectrum Disorder in Uganda. Kampala: DiSU [1] Comer, R. J. (2016). Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology. New York: Worth/Macmillan Learning. [1] SCAU (2016). Needs assessment survey report on Autism in Central Uganda. Kampala: Unpublished Autism report, SCAU. [1] Ibid [1] DiSU (217); Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS, 2015). National Population and Housing Census 2014: National Census Main Report. Kampala: UBoS