Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador
Ecuador: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 24 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 24 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador peaked at 82 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 65th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 | — |
| 2001 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 65 | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 81 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 75 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 62 | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 46 | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 41 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 29 | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 24 | -17.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3, 8.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6 | 43 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.17 | 24 | 75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Ecuador was 24 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2008.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.