Neonatal deaths in Ecuador

Ecuador: Neonatal deaths was 0.5388 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5388
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.5388
in 2024
All-time low
0.4234
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths in Ecuador, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.4231991: 0.4331992: 0.4411993: 0.4491994: 0.4591995: 0.4711996: 0.4841997: 0.4851998: 0.4841999: 0.4822000: 0.482001: 0.4792002: 0.4792003: 0.4782004: 0.4772005: 0.4752006: 0.4742007: 0.4732008: 0.4762009: 0.4772010: 0.4722011: 0.4762012: 0.4672013: 0.462014: 0.4632015: 0.4662016: 0.4682017: 0.4852018: 0.4952019: 0.5032020: 0.5162021: 0.5272022: 0.5332023: 0.5362024: 0.539

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.5388 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Ecuador peaked at 0.5388 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4234, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.4234
1991 0.4329 +2.3%
1992 0.4411 +1.9%
1993 0.4487 +1.7%
1994 0.4587 +2.2%
1995 0.4715 +2.8%
1996 0.4835 +2.6%
1997 0.4852 +0.3%
1998 0.4838 -0.3%
1999 0.4818 -0.4%
2000 0.4803 -0.3%
2001 0.479 -0.3%
2002 0.4789 -0.0%
2003 0.4779 -0.2%
2004 0.4767 -0.3%
2005 0.4752 -0.3%
2006 0.4738 -0.3%
2007 0.4732 -0.1%
2008 0.4762 +0.6%
2009 0.4766 +0.1%
2010 0.4716 -1.1%
2011 0.4758 +0.9%
2012 0.4673 -1.8%
2013 0.4596 -1.7%
2014 0.4631 +0.8%
2015 0.4664 +0.7%
2016 0.4676 +0.3%
2017 0.4854 +3.8%
2018 0.4955 +2.1%
2019 0.5028 +1.5%
2020 0.516 +2.6%
2021 0.5268 +2.1%
2022 0.5334 +1.3%
2023 0.5356 +0.4%
2024 0.5388 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4611 0.4234 0.4852 10
2000s 0.4768 0.4732 0.4803 10
2010s 0.4755 0.4596 0.5028 10
2020s 0.5301 0.516 0.5388 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 17 Honduras 0.5641 compare
  2. 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5556 compare
  3. 19 Colombia 0.5415 compare
  4. 21 Uruguay 0.536 compare
  5. 22 Argentina 0.5309 compare
  6. 23 Paraguay 0.5272 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths in Ecuador?
Neonatal deaths in Ecuador was 0.5388 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5388 in 2024.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4234 in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for neonatal deaths?
Ecuador ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed