Ecuador vs Saint Lucia: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Ecuador
3.4%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
3.1%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
65th
Saint Lucia rank
66th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Ecuador
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 66th of 113 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4% | 16.7% | 4.7% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 15.2% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 12.9% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 7.4% | 6.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 7.0% | 4.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.5% | 5.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Ecuador or Saint Lucia?
- Ecuador, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saint Lucia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Ecuador ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 66th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.