Prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador
Ecuador: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 13.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador stood at 13.39.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador peaked at 16.65 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.52, in 1968.
That places Ecuador 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.69 | — |
| 1967 | 4.1 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 3.52 | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 6.2 | +76.3% |
| 1970 | 5.7 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 5.93 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 5.47 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 5.21 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 6.1 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 6.41 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 7.9 | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 8.73 | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 10.75 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 8.88 | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 9.25 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 14.3 | +54.6% |
| 1983 | 11.99 | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 13.45 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 13.8 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.01 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 11.75 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 14.72 | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 11.81 | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 11.52 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 14.66 | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 13.79 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 13.55 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.99 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.74 | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 14.42 | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 13.95 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 16.09 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 14.79 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 16.59 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 14.42 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 13.25 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 13.99 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.44 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 15.45 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.85 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.34 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.65 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.75 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 15.54 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.28 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 13.71 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.77 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 14.54 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.23 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 13.56 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.77 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.89 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 14.23 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 13.39 | -5.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 13.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.89, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 13.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.18, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +76.3% | 3.52 | 6.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 | 3.52 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.91 | 5.21 | 10.75 | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.3 | 8.88 | 14.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 | 11.52 | 16.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.19 | 13.25 | 16.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 | 13.23 | 16.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 13.39 | 15.89 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Ecuador was 13.39 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 in 2010.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Ecuador ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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