Death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador
Ecuador: Death rate from natural disasters was 0.03 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador stood at 0.03. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador peaked at 3.99 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.61 | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 0.52 | -36.6% |
| 2003 | 0.16 | -69.2% |
| 2004 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.34 | +88.9% |
| 2007 | 0.12 | -64.7% |
| 2008 | 0.44 | +266.7% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 0.22 | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 0.32 | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.21 | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 3.99 | +1800.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 | -95.7% |
| 2018 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | -83.3% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1800.0% | 0.21 | 3.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.588 | 0.12 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador?
- Death rate from natural disasters in Ecuador was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for death rate from natural disasters?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from natural disasters rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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