Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador is 26.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador peaked at 26.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1966.
That places Ecuador 68th out of 113 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.
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.9% | — |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 8.1% | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.0% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 11.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.1% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 26.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador?
- Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Ecuador was 26.6% in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1966.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total reported deaths in males in those aged all ages that are from cardiovascular diseases.