Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate was -1.25 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador stood at -1.25 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at -1.13 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -6.38 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -4.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -5.09 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1983 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1984 | -5.57 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1985 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1986 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1987 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1988 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1989 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1990 | -4.89 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1991 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1992 | -5.18 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1993 | -5.32 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1994 | -5.74 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 1995 | -6.15 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1996 | -6.31 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1997 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -6.31 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1999 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2000 | -5.71 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2001 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2002 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2003 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2004 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2005 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2006 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -3.94 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2008 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2009 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -4.4 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2011 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2012 | -4.62 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2014 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2015 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2016 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2017 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2018 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2019 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2020 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2021 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2022 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2023 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2024 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -1.25 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.9 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -1.25 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.84 % change on previous year, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -5.16 % change on previous year | -5.57 % change on previous year | -4.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -5.71 % change on previous year | -6.38 % change on previous year | -4.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.39 % change on previous year | -5.71 % change on previous year | -3.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.63 % change on previous year | -4.62 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.37 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | -1.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 43 Liberia -1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Brunei -1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Saint Lucia -1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Iceland -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Israel -1.3 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Slovenia -1.34 % change on previous year compare
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 extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Ecuador was -1.25 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -1.13 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.38 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Ecuador rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.