Death rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador
Ecuador: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.37 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.37 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 428.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador peaked at 0.37 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 99th 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 rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 | +55.6% |
| 2003 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.05 | -61.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 | +130.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -65.2% |
| 2008 | 0.12 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.07 | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 | -71.4% |
| 2015 | 0.11 | +450.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 | +45.5% |
| 2017 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.23 | +76.9% |
| 2019 | 0.26 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | +37.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.32, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates from drug use disorders who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +450.0% | 0.02 | 0.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.121 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.121 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in Ecuador was 0.37 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.6%. 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 rates from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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