Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador
Ecuador: Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking was 17.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.7
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
125th
of 167 countries
All-time high
22.2
in 2000
All-time low
17.7
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador is 17.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador peaked at 22.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2 | — |
| 2005 | 21.2 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.7 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.1 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.1 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.7 | -1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.65, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.37 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.6 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.02 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 122 Burkina Faso 18.7 compare
- 123 Jamaica 18.5 compare
- 124 Mozambique 18.2 compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 17.5 compare
- 127 Mauritania 17.3 compare
- 128 Kenya 16.8 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 comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador?
- Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Ecuador was 17.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking?
- Ecuador ranks 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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