Number of youth deaths in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of youth deaths was 4,569 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4,569 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Ecuador peaked at 18,416 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,569 deaths, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 199 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 youth deaths in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,416 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 17,755 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 17,036 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 16,237 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 15,374 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 14,547 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 13,797 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 13,042 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 12,305 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 11,665 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 11,078 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 10,560 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 10,105 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9,718 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 9,364 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9,041 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 8,736 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 8,431 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 8,150 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7,902 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7,598 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7,287 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 6,941 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 6,484 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 6,060 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5,746 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,580 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5,284 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 5,197 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,082 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,947 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,827 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4,724 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4,640 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,569 deaths | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,017 deaths | 11,665 deaths | 18,416 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,308 deaths | 7,902 deaths | 11,078 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,126 deaths | 5,082 deaths | 7,598 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,741 deaths | 4,569 deaths | 4,947 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 4,963 deaths compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 4,898 deaths compare
- 76 Malaysia 4,758 deaths compare
- 78 Honduras 4,489 deaths compare
- 79 Equatorial Guinea 4,355 deaths compare
- 80 Gambia 4,085 deaths compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Ecuador?
- Number of youth deaths in Ecuador was 4,569 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18,416 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,569 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of youth deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.