Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador
Ecuador: Deaths from road injuries was 4,173 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4,173 deaths 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 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,481 deaths, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,297 deaths | 1,481 deaths | 3,265 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,161 deaths | 2,850 deaths | 3,399 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,462 deaths | 2,751 deaths | 4,173 deaths | 2 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Ecuador?
- Deaths from road injuries in Ecuador was 4,173 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,173 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,481 deaths 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.