Ecuador vs Jordan: Child mortality

Ecuador
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jordan
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador rank
111th
Jordan rank
109th

Child mortality over time

  • Ecuador
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Jordan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 111th and Jordan ranks 109th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Jordan Difference Ahead
1800s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1810s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1820s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1830s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1840s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1850s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1860s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1870s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1880s 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 42.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1890s 40.58 deaths per 100 live births 42.12 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1900s 40.28 deaths per 100 live births 41.8 deaths per 100 live births 1.53 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1910s 39.45 deaths per 100 live births 40.95 deaths per 100 live births 1.49 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1920s 38.5 deaths per 100 live births 39.96 deaths per 100 live births 1.46 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1930s 36.86 deaths per 100 live births 37.96 deaths per 100 live births 1.1 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1940s 27.89 deaths per 100 live births 32.26 deaths per 100 live births 4.37 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1950s 20.61 deaths per 100 live births 21.66 deaths per 100 live births 1.05 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
1960s 15.58 deaths per 100 live births 12.19 deaths per 100 live births 3.38 deaths per 100 live births Ecuador
1970s 11.67 deaths per 100 live births 7.27 deaths per 100 live births 4.39 deaths per 100 live births Ecuador
1980s 7.24 deaths per 100 live births 4.53 deaths per 100 live births 2.71 deaths per 100 live births Ecuador
1990s 4.21 deaths per 100 live births 3.08 deaths per 100 live births 1.13 deaths per 100 live births Ecuador
2000s 2.43 deaths per 100 live births 2.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.1835 deaths per 100 live births Ecuador
2010s 1.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.0827 deaths per 100 live births Jordan
2020s 1.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.37 deaths per 100 live births 0.0512 deaths per 100 live births Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Ecuador or Jordan?
Jordan, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Ecuador and Jordan?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jordan?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Jordan rank globally for child mortality?
Ecuador ranks 111th and Jordan ranks 109th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.