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
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) β 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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About this data
Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.