Number of deaths in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of deaths was 92,205 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92,205
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
131,143
in 2020
All-time low
58,687
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 92,205 for number of deaths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Ecuador peaked at 131,143 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58,687, in 1994.
Ecuador ranks 86th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths 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% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 92,205 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 92,205 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 4.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +59.1% | 82,414 | 131,143 |
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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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 number of deaths in Ecuador?
- Number of deaths in Ecuador was 92,205 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 131,143 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,687 in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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