Number of deaths per year in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of deaths per year was 92,205 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92,205
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
86th
of 229 countries
All-time high
131,143
in 2020
All-time low
58,687
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths per year in Ecuador stood at 92,205.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Ecuador peaked at 131,143 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58,687, in 1994.
That places Ecuador 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69,617 | — |
| 1951 | 69,356 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 69,642 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 70,085 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 70,425 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 70,730 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 70,922 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 70,894 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 70,778 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 70,533 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 70,296 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 70,060 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 69,898 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 69,688 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 69,487 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 69,438 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 69,610 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 69,865 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70,053 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70,566 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70,233 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 70,076 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 69,917 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 69,614 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 69,645 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69,619 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 69,667 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 68,955 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 68,393 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 67,862 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 67,278 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 66,677 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 66,151 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 65,952 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 65,197 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 64,744 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 63,923 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 63,275 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 62,839 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 61,249 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 60,494 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 60,205 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 60,375 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 59,916 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 58,687 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 58,789 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 58,965 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60,113 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 62,205 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 64,319 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 65,573 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 65,231 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 64,479 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 64,413 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65,504 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 67,554 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 69,347 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 70,474 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 70,070 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 71,613 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72,574 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75,643 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 76,322 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76,600 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77,206 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79,195 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 82,610 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 84,905 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 79,255 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 82,414 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 131,143 | +59.1% |
| 2021 | 125,687 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 95,581 | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 92,205 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,298 | 69,356 | 70,922 | 10 |
| 1960s | 69,896 | 69,438 | 70,566 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69,398 | 67,862 | 70,233 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,728 | 61,249 | 67,278 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,407 | 58,687 | 64,319 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,426 | 64,413 | 71,613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,672 | 72,574 | 84,905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,154 | 92,205 | 131,143 | 4 |
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- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.675 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Ecuador?
- Number of deaths per year in Ecuador was 92,205 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 131,143 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,687 in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of deaths per year?
- Ecuador ranks 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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