Vaccination coverage in Ecuador
Ecuador: Vaccination coverage was 70.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vaccination coverage in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Ecuador is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Ecuador peaked at 96.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Vaccination coverage in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +91.7% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 70.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 70.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +91.7% | 36.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 36.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 68.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Ecuador?
- Vaccination coverage in Ecuador was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for vaccination coverage?
- Ecuador ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.