Colombia vs Ecuador: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Colombia
71.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador
69.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
28th
Ecuador rank
29th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 69.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 986.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 984.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 803.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1,002 deaths per 100,000 people | 198.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 218.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 377.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 152.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 302.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 136.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 179.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 81.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 65.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 69.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. 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 respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.