Colombia vs Ecuador: Infant mortality rate
Colombia
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
114th
Ecuador rank
111th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 114th and Ecuador ranks 111th 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 | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | 14.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7992 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1008 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0715 deaths per 100 live births | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.003 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.04 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 infant mortality rate?
- Colombia ranks 114th and Ecuador ranks 111th 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .