Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador stood at 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador peaked at 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 109 Burkina Faso 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Gabon 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Uganda 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Togo 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Montenegro 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Naoero 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ecuador was 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.