Number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of new hiv infections per year was 1,882 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador is 1,882, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador peaked at 3,144 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,171, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,171 | — |
| 1991 | 1,506 | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 1,940 | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 2,315 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 2,663 | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 2,938 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 3,070 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 3,130 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,144 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,060 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,033 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,927 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,870 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,833 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,785 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,685 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,745 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,746 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,752 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,689 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,735 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2,703 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,586 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2,533 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,451 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2,345 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,109 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 2,017 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,951 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,889 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,849 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,934 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,947 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,886 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,882 | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,882 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,131, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,882 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,216, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv infections per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +28.8% | 1,506 | 1,940 |
| 1991 | +28.6% | 1,171 | 1,506 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,494 | 1,171 | 3,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,807 | 2,685 | 3,033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,332 | 1,889 | 2,735 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,899 | 1,849 | 1,947 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador?
- Number of new hiv infections per year in Ecuador was 1,882 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,144 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of new hiv infections per year?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per year rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 new hiv infections per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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