According to the Burden of Disease Study in Uganda (Ministry of Health, 1995), over 75% of the life years lost due to premature death were due to ten preventable diseases. Perinatal and maternal conditions (20.4%), malaria (15.4%), acute lower respiratory tract infections (10.5%), AIDS (9.1%) and diarrhoea (8.4%) together account for over 60% of the total national death burden. Others at the top of the list include tuberculosis, malnutrition (with 38% of under-5s stunted, 25% underweight for age and 5% wasted), trauma/accidents and measles.
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