42 of its 92 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 28 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Uganda on 12 of the 30 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: 69 of its 178 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Uganda: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
UgandaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
28 Sep
Kampalaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 3 outlets
October 2026
3 Oct
Kampalaaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 4 outlets
6 Oct
Kampaladisease & outbreaks
19 stories, 10 outlets
6 Oct
Bundibugyodisease & outbreaks
12 stories, 15 outlets
13 Oct
Kampalaattacks & violence
11 stories, 5 outlets
19 Oct
Kampalaattacks & violence
5 stories, 5 outlets
20 Oct
Kampalaaccidents & disasters
15 stories, 8 outlets
21 Oct
Bundibugyodisease & outbreaks
30 stories, 59 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Uganda most59 of its 135 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).
67 of its 158 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
69 of its 178 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
35 of its 109 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
6 more days the news pointed at Uganda
44 of its 128 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
31 of its 118 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
18 of its 99 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
40 of its 140 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
37 of its 139 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of its 96 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Kampala's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 48 million people live in Uganda. Over these days its news carried 19 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health50%442 stories
Rights & justice21%183 stories
Shelter & services7%64 stories
Disasters & accidents6%54 stories
Conflict & violence5%45 stories
Food & livelihood5%43 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%32 stories
Displacement2%16 stories
Where it happened
Uganda (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed243 Stories reporting people affected108 Stories reporting arrests82 Stories reporting people injured20 Stories reporting refugees17 Stories reporting abductions12 Stories reporting people displaced9 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Uganda. Ring: the world. Measured over 856 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Uganda in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Uganda's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo80 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health South Sudan39 in 100 of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Rwanda31 in 100 of its 724 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Uganda28 in 100
of its 3,190 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Kenya27 in 100
of its 7,973 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 1,032 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
Ebola21 Oct37 of its stories that day, about three times its usual · also 6 OctCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.