Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador

Ecuador: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.8365 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.8365
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
17th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.13
in 1967
All-time low
0.8365
in 2022
Years of data
56
1966–2022

Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador, 1966–2022

02.557.51012.5196619942022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador is 0.8365, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador peaked at 13.13 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.8365, in 2022.

Ecuador ranks 17th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.15 10.84 13.13 4
1970s 8.55 6.3 10.97 9
1980s 4.86 3.55 6.27 10
1990s 2.24 1.25 3.23 10
2000s 1.2 0.9261 1.82 10
2010s 1.19 0.9113 1.54 10
2020s 1.03 0.8365 1.2 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 14 Fiji 0.931 compare
  2. 15 Mayotte 0.9267 compare
  3. 16 South Africa 0.8735 compare
  4. 18 Mexico 0.6474 compare
  5. 19 Peru 0.5662 compare
  6. 20 Saint Lucia 0.532 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador?
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ecuador was 0.8365 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 13.13 in 1967.
What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8365 in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Ecuador ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed