What is neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador?

Neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador was 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 6.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6945 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.

How does Ecuador rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Ecuador ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6994 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

113th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.43 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

0.6945 deaths per 100 live births

in 2018

Years of data

1956–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador, 1956–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador is 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador peaked at 6.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.6945 deaths per 100 live births, in 2018.

That places Ecuador 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.26 deaths per 100 live births	6.08 deaths per 100 live births	6.43 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	5.5 deaths per 100 live births	4.9 deaths per 100 live births	5.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.17 deaths per 100 live births	3.57 deaths per 100 live births	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	3.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	0.9414 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7644 deaths per 100 live births	0.6945 deaths per 100 live births	0.9001 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7091 deaths per 100 live births	0.6994 deaths per 100 live births	0.7151 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

110 Mongolia 0.716 deaths per 100 live births compare
111 Brazil 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
114 Albania 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births compare
115 Barbados 0.6629 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Peru 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Ecuador

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Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador?: Neonatal mortality rate in Ecuador was 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 6.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6945 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.
How does Ecuador rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Ecuador ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .