Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 4.41 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.41
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
5.08
in 2017
All-time low
1.68
in 1973
Years of data
54
1968–2022
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador, 1968–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador stood at 4.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador peaked at 5.08 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 1973.
That places Ecuador 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3.1 | — |
| 1969 | 2.6 | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 2.95 | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 2.62 | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 2.51 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.68 | -32.9% |
| 1974 | 2.3 | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 2.58 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 2.2 | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 2.44 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 2.8 | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 3.06 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 3.52 | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 3.56 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.76 | +33.8% |
| 1984 | 3.13 | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 3.2 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3.55 | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 4.72 | +33.1% |
| 1988 | 3.39 | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 4.29 | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 4.12 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.98 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.62 | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 4.23 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 3.98 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.65 | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 3.92 | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 3.71 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.81 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.21 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 3.88 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 3.99 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 4.64 | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 3.83 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 4.25 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.05 | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 3.92 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 4.02 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.61 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.53 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.13 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 4.52 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.55 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.08 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 4.26 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 3.88 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.41 | +13.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.41 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.03, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.45 | 1.68 | 2.95 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.72 | 3.06 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3.62 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.11 | 3.49 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.02 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.57 | 4.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 12 Qatar 4.7 compare
- 13 Nicaragua 4.6 compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 4.57 compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 4.34 compare
- 17 Guadeloupe 4.09 compare
- 18 Venezuela 4.07 compare
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 rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Ecuador was 4.41 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 in 2017.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1973.
- How does Ecuador rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Ecuador ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).