Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador
Ecuador: Deaths from road injuries was 4,173 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4,173 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.7% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Ecuador peaked at 4,173 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,481, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,481 | — |
| 2001 | 1,908 | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 1,973 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,014 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,873 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2,379 | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 2,594 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 2,733 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,750 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,265 | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 3,399 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3,113 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 3,004 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 3,051 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3,178 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 3,162 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,850 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 3,149 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 3,345 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3,361 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,751 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 4,173 | +51.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4,173 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 7.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4,173 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 798, 5.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,297 | 1,481 | 3,265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,161 | 2,850 | 3,399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,462 | 2,751 | 4,173 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Ecuador?
- Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador was 4,173 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,173 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,481 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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