Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 2,723 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2,723
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
68th
of 204 countries
All-time high
9,752
in 1964
All-time low
2,723
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador stood at 2,723. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador peaked at 9,752 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2,723, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,248 | — |
| 1951 | 8,318 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 8,402 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 8,501 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 8,614 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 8,743 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 8,756 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 8,962 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 9,332 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 9,519 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 9,651 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 9,701 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 9,680 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 9,720 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 9,752 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 9,725 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 9,652 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 9,621 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 9,489 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 9,376 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9,053 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 8,817 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 8,748 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 8,622 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 8,622 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,579 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 8,657 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 8,445 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 8,102 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 7,943 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 7,725 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 7,578 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 7,310 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 7,061 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 6,925 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 6,591 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 6,334 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 6,052 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 5,649 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 5,332 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 5,139 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 5,041 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5,021 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5,055 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,148 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,480 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 5,754 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 5,768 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,672 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,564 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,399 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5,184 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 5,031 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,870 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4,718 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,512 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4,395 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,308 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,167 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,970 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,853 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,536 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 3,370 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3,272 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3,117 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,054 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,996 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,005 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,820 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2,723 | -3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,723 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 681.5, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,723 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 454, 6.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,740 | 8,248 | 9,519 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,637 | 9,376 | 9,752 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,559 | 7,943 | 9,053 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,656 | 5,332 | 7,725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,364 | 5,021 | 5,768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,655 | 3,970 | 5,399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,175 | 2,723 | 3,853 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Ecuador was 2,723 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,752 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,723 in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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