Homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador
Ecuador: Homicide rate who mortality database was 24.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador is 24.57, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 230.0% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador peaked at 24.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.35, in 1979.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 6.56 | — |
| 1967 | 7.64 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 5.68 | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 7.16 | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 8.07 | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 7.27 | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 6.86 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 6.17 | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 7.19 | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 6.96 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 6.95 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.06 | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 5.35 | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 6.03 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 7.97 | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 8.03 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 8.7 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 9.08 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 8.73 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 9.92 | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 10.1 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 10.07 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 11.23 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 10.36 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 11.41 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 12.19 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 13.17 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 11.42 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 13.37 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 13.94 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 12.29 | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 15.03 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 14.7 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 16.39 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 15.33 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 15.64 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.19 | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 17.02 | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 17.41 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.7 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 16.07 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.98 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.74 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 15.47 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 13.82 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 11.02 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 6.55 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 6.05 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 5.57 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.57 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.84 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.99 | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 5.95 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 7.45 | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 24.57 | +230.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 24.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 7.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 24.57 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +230.0% | 7.45 | 24.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.76 | 5.68 | 7.64 | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.76 | 5.35 | 8.07 | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.99 | 6.03 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.79 | 10.36 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.95 | 13.19 | 17.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 5.57 | 15.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 | 5.95 | 24.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.27 compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 28.01 compare
- 6 Colombia 27.37 compare
- 8 Mexico 24.24 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 23.42 compare
- 10 Brazil 21.11 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 homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Ecuador was 24.57 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 in 1979.
- How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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