Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador
Ecuador: Death rate from diarrheal diseases who was 0.88 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.88
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.02
in 2000
All-time low
0.87
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador stood at 0.88.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador peaked at 4.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.87, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.02 | — |
| 2001 | 4.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.53 | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.39 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 2.68 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.09 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 2.85 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.29 | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.82 | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.87 | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | -12.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 | 2.29 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 0.87 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.945 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador?
- Death rate from diarrheal diseases who in Ecuador was 0.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for death rate from diarrheal diseases who?
- Ecuador ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Death rate from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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