Colombia vs Ecuador: Child mortality rate by sex
Colombia
1.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
116th
Ecuador rank
114th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 116th and Ecuador ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.3 deaths per 100 live births | 18.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 11.07 deaths per 100 live births | 14.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9798 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1583 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0258 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0511 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Colombia ranks 116th and Ecuador ranks 114th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .