Deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador
Ecuador: Deaths drug overdoses who was 13.04 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 13.04 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 452.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador peaked at 13.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.31 | — |
| 2001 | 1.95 | -41.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 4.35 | +74.0% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | -68.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4 | +73.9% |
| 2006 | 5.01 | +108.7% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | -77.6% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | +171.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | -61.8% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | +58.4% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.38 | -83.5% |
| 2015 | 2.84 | +647.4% |
| 2016 | 6.33 | +122.9% |
| 2017 | 5.08 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 8.37 | +64.8% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.92 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.04 | +46.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 13.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.61, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 13.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.47, 8.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths drug overdoses 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 | +647.4% | 0.38 | 2.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 | 1.12 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 | 0.38 | 9.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.98 | 8.92 | 13.04 | 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 deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador?
- Deaths drug overdoses who in Ecuador was 13.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
- Ecuador ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 452.5%. 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 Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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