Share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of deaths from major causes was 5.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador is 5.99, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador peaked at 8.43 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 14th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.77 | — |
| 1967 | 4.94 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 7.39 | +49.6% |
| 1969 | 8.43 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 7.07 | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 4.03 | -43.1% |
| 1972 | 4.13 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.15 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.83 | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 4.54 | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 4.25 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 4.23 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.04 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.97 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.9 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 4.03 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.11 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.24 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 4.59 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 4.8 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 4.87 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.01 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 4.88 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.2 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 5.27 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.09 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 5.01 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.79 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.19 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 5.61 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.15 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 5.19 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.14 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.07 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.25 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.97 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.21 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.57 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.74 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.62 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.46 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.77 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.95 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.06 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.25 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.64 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.35 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.41 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.25 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.06 | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 4.88 | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 5.99 | +22.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.48, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.54, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from major causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +49.6% | 4.94 | 7.39 |
| 1971 | -43.1% | 7.07 | 4.03 |
| 2020 | -35.0% | 6.25 | 4.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 | 4.77 | 8.43 | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.47 | 3.83 | 7.07 | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.44 | 3.9 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.16 | 4.79 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 | 4.97 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 | 5.95 | 6.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 | 4.06 | 5.99 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Ecuador was 5.99 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Share of deaths from major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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