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In this study, we described the trends and spatial distribution of pneumonia hospital admissions and mortality among children &lt;5 years in Uganda, 2014\u20132021. We analysed secondary data on pneumonia admissions and deaths from the District Health Information System version 2 during 2014\u20132021. The proportion of pneumonia cases admitted and case-fatality rates (CFRs) for children &lt;5 years were calculated for children &lt;5 years presenting at the outpatient department. At national, regional, and district levels, pneumonia mortality rates were calculated per 100,000 children &lt;5 years. The Mann-Kendall Test was used to assess trend significance. We found 667,122 pneumonia admissions and 11,692 (2%) deaths during 2014\u20132021. The overall proportion of pneumonia cases admitted among children &lt;5 years was 22%. The overall CFR was 0.39%, and the overall pneumonia mortality rate among children &lt;5 years was 19 deaths per 100,000. From 2014 to 2021, there were declines in the proportion of pneumonia cases admitted (31% to 15%; p = 0.051), mortality rates (24\/100,000 to 14 per 100,000; p = 0.019), and CFR (0.57% to 0.24%; p = 0.019), concomitant with increasing PCV coverage. Kotido District had a persistently high proportion of pneumonia cases that were admitted (&gt;30%) every year while Kasese District had persistently high mortality rates (68\u2013150 deaths per 100,000 children &lt;5 years). Pneumonia admissions, mortality, and case fatality among children &lt;5 years declined during 2013\u20132021 in Uganda after the introduction of PCV. However, with these trends it is unlikely that Uganda will meet the 2025 GAPPD targets. 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