2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁sought ▁health ▁care ▁first ▁visited ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁or cl in ic ▁( 3 7 ▁percent ) ▁or ▁a ▁government ▁health ▁centre ▁( 3 5 ▁percent ). ▁Tw enty - two ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁population ▁used ▁government ▁health ▁cent ers , ▁while ▁that ▁proportion ▁rose ▁to ▁ 3 9 ▁percent ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁areas . ▁Th irty - five ▁percent ▁of ▁government ▁health ▁cent ers ▁visited ▁by ▁persons ▁who ▁fell ▁sick ▁were ▁within ▁a ▁radius ▁of ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁F ert ility ▁rate ▁and ▁family ▁planning ▁ ▁U g anda ▁has ▁the ▁second - high est ▁fert ility ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Community , ▁behind ▁only ▁Bur und i . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁data , ▁a ▁U g and an ▁woman , ▁on ▁average , ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁ 5 . 8 ▁children ▁during ▁her ▁lifetime ▁compared ▁to ▁ 7 . 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 6 . 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁age - specific ▁fert ility ▁rates ▁indicate ▁that ▁fert ility ▁pe aks ▁when ▁women ▁are ▁aged ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁decl ines ▁slowly ▁until ▁age ▁ 3 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁data , ▁the ▁fert ility ▁rate ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁( 3 . 8 ▁per ▁woman ) ▁was ▁significantly ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁( 6 . 7 ▁per ▁woman ).