Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador
Ecuador: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 5.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador is 5.31, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador peaked at 7.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.76, in 1950.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.76 | — |
| 1951 | 2.85 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 2.83 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 2.82 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.8 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.83 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.87 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 2.92 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 3 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 3.13 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 3.27 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 3.4 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 3.51 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 3.6 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.7 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 3.74 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 3.79 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 3.82 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.87 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.95 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 4.03 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.08 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 4.13 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.05 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3.94 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.01 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.04 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.06 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.07 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 4.08 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.08 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.1 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.11 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.13 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.22 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.33 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.49 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 4.76 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 5.17 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 5.55 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 5.64 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.75 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.88 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 6.04 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.14 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.85 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.82 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.65 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.72 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.75 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.86 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.01 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.97 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.05 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.83 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.57 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.25 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.92 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.71 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.56 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.46 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.51 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.05 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.17 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.12 | +37.7% |
| 2021 | 6.15 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.57 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 5.31 | -4.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.72, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.7% | 5.17 | 7.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.85 | 2.76 | 3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.58 | 3.13 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.03 | 3.94 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8 | 5.17 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 | 5.65 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.46 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 | 5.31 | 7.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ecuador was 5.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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