The Independent
February 9, 2026
Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly a problem among teenage girls, as previously reported. New health surveillance data indicate that adult women, many of them married and in their prime reproductive years, now account for a growing proportion of abortion-related deaths in Uganda.
According to the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) report for the Financial Year 2024/2025, abortion-related complications account for 4 per cent of all maternal deaths, translating to 189 deaths per 100,000 live births nationwide. The situation is particularly alarming in the Busoga sub-region, where abortion-related deaths stand at 7 per cent, with most cases occurring among women aged 25 years and above.