Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 5.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.48 years
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
94th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.27 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.44 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador is 5.48 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador peaked at 7.27 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.44 years, in 1955.
Ecuador ranks 94th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.53 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 3.47 years | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 3.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 3.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.69 years | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 3.83 years | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 3.98 years | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 4.13 years | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 4.27 years | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 4.43 years | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 4.55 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 4.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.67 years | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 4.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 4.86 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.93 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.95 years | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.91 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 4.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.94 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5.29 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.48 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 5.8 years | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 6.09 years | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 6.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.26 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.4 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.66 years | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.55 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.31 years | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 6.24 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.08 years | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.25 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.37 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.29 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.11 years | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.85 years | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.52 years | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.18 years | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.96 years | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8 years | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.68 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 5.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.27 years | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 6.32 years | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 5.73 years | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 5.48 years | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 years | 3.44 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.38 years | 3.83 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 4.77 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 4.94 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 years | 5.8 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 6.08 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 years | 4.68 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.48 years | 7.27 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ecuador was 5.48 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 years in 1955.
- How does Ecuador rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Ecuador ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.