Cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cancer death rate by age group was 3.3 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
3.3
Change on year
up 84.4%
World rank
27th
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.66
in 1994
All-time low
0.9586
in 2009
Years of data
56
1966–2022
Cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador is 3.3, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 84.4% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador peaked at 6.66 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9586, in 2009.
That places Ecuador 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.92 | — |
| 1967 | 2.82 | +46.4% |
| 1968 | 4.14 | +46.9% |
| 1969 | 1.35 | -67.3% |
| 1970 | 1.77 | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 2.62 | +47.8% |
| 1972 | 3.01 | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 2.97 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.19 | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 2.49 | -40.7% |
| 1977 | 3.44 | +38.2% |
| 1978 | 2.18 | -36.4% |
| 1979 | 1.52 | -30.2% |
| 1980 | 4.94 | +224.2% |
| 1981 | 3.49 | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 3.74 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 5.24 | +40.2% |
| 1984 | 3.24 | -38.3% |
| 1985 | 2 | -38.1% |
| 1986 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 3.34 | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 2.96 | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 4.49 | +51.9% |
| 1990 | 2.05 | -54.3% |
| 1991 | 3.04 | +47.9% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.02 | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 6.66 | +65.4% |
| 1995 | 2.64 | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 3.58 | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 2.88 | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 3.76 | +98.1% |
| 2000 | 4.37 | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 3.13 | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 6.02 | +92.0% |
| 2003 | 1.93 | -68.0% |
| 2004 | 4.55 | +136.2% |
| 2005 | 3.92 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 4.91 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 3.87 | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9586 | -75.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +98.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | +48.7% |
| 2013 | 2.77 | +48.7% |
| 2014 | 1.83 | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 4.85 | +164.4% |
| 2016 | 2.41 | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 3.29 | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 1.79 | -45.7% |
| 2019 | 3.86 | +116.3% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.79 | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | +84.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 | 1.35 | 4.14 | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.69 | 1.52 | 4.19 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.59 | 2 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 | 1.9 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 | 0.9586 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 | 1.25 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 1.79 | 3.57 | 3 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Ecuador was 3.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 1994.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9586 in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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