Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador
Ecuador: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador is 77.39 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.45 years, in 1950.
Ecuador ranks 88th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.36 years | 48.45 years | 52.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.06 years | 53.4 years | 58.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.87 years | 58.85 years | 62.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.45 years | 63.33 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.69 years | 68.44 years | 72.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.71 years | 72.09 years | 74.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.09 years | 75.18 years | 77.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.68 years | 72 years | 77.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
- 90 Guam 77.21 years compare
- 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
More health data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Ecuador was 77.39 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.45 years in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.