Uganda Rainy-Season Access

How far people are from a hospital, a health centre, a school or a market, and how much further the rains make it, month by month.

Nationally

Month

April

Line: share of Ugandans more than 1 h from a hospital each month; dashed: a dry day. The month applies to the two “By month” layers.

Map layer

On the map

Selected place

Click a sub-county, a crossing or a hospital on the map.

Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Motorised travel unless stated; walking where marked. Facilities: Ministry of Health public and not-for-profit list (Maina et al. 2019), levels as recorded. Population: WorldPop 2020, 1 km. Wet-day frequency: CHIRPS 2006–2025 (rain ≥ 10 mm, or the day after ≥ 25 mm). Wealth: Meta Relative Wealth Index. Ferries are not modelled, so island sub-counties show no road link.

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