Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Ecuador
16.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
16.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
39th
Puerto Rico rank
36th

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 39th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 175.13 deaths per 100,000 people 42.2 deaths per 100,000 people 132.93 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1970s 147.74 deaths per 100,000 people 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people 122.51 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1980s 76.86 deaths per 100,000 people 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people 63.48 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
1990s 43.8 deaths per 100,000 people 20.38 deaths per 100,000 people 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people Ecuador
2000s 25.99 deaths per 100,000 people 33.36 deaths per 100,000 people 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2010s 15.65 deaths per 100,000 people 23.87 deaths per 100,000 people 8.22 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2020s 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 16.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Ecuador ranks 39th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
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 infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.