DHS Program: Uganda survey datasets
The DHS Program (ICF) · UDHS rounds 1988-89 to 2016; malaria surveys including 2024-25 · last checked 30 October 2026
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The DHS Program hosts the datasets and reports for earlier Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys and the malaria indicator surveys. It is the standard route to Ugandan survey data for secondary analysis.
DHS Program: Uganda survey datasets
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The DHS Program hosts the datasets and reports for earlier Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys and the malaria indicator surveys. It is the standard route to Ugandan survey data for secondary analysis.
- Latest round
- UDHS rounds 1988-89 to 2016; malaria surveys including 2024-25
- Access
- Free registration; requests reviewed in 24 to 48 hours
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
How researchers can use it
- Trend analysis across UDHS rounds.
- Secondary analysis for a thesis chapter or paper.
- Downloading questionnaires and recode manuals.
Individual, household, child and couple datasets, with GPS and biomarker datasets under extra terms.
Access the data
- Register on the DHS Program website.
- Submit a short project title and description of the analysis.
- Download once approved; GPS and biomarker files need an extra terms-of-use agreement.
Methodological cautions
- Approval covers only the analysis you described; a new purpose needs a new request.
- The example citation is for the 2016 UDHS dataset; cite each dataset you use.
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