42 of its 92 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 36 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Uganda on 4 of the 7 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 rightScroll 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).
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 6.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (8.5 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.
Health61%189 stories
Rights & justice16%49 stories
Disasters & accidents7%21 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%13 stories
Conflict & violence4%11 stories
Shelter & services4%11 stories
Food & livelihood3%10 stories
Displacement1%4 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed104 Stories reporting people affected48 Stories reporting arrests23 Stories reporting people injured7 Stories reporting people displaced5 Stories reporting abductions4 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Uganda. Ring: the world. Measured over 307 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than 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 Congo82 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health South Sudan42 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Uganda36 in 100
of its 857 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Rwanda39 in 100
of its 193 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kenya32 in 100
of its 1,954 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania16 in 100
of its 219 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersDisease & outbreaks
Uganda (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
Ebola21 Oct37 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.