Brazil vs Ecuador: Death rate from digestive diseases

Brazil
29.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador
29.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
30th
Ecuador rank
29th

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
20406080196619942022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 29.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ecuador ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 31.26 deaths per 100,000 people 54.06 deaths per 100,000 people 22.8 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1980s 33.85 deaths per 100,000 people 47 deaths per 100,000 people 13.14 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1990s 34.14 deaths per 100,000 people 38.58 deaths per 100,000 people 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2000s 33.44 deaths per 100,000 people 31.3 deaths per 100,000 people 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people Brazil
2010s 30.69 deaths per 100,000 people 29.59 deaths per 100,000 people 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people Brazil
2020s 28.17 deaths per 100,000 people 28.6 deaths per 100,000 people 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Brazil or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 29.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Brazil and Ecuador?
0.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
Brazil ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from digestive diseases
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.