Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador
Ecuador: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 7.24 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador, 1968–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 7.24 for suicide rates among young women who mdb in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.1% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador peaked at 14.21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1968.
That places Ecuador 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1.04 | — |
| 1969 | 3.91 | +277.5% |
| 1970 | 5.59 | +43.1% |
| 1971 | 4.79 | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 11.63 | +142.7% |
| 1973 | 6.24 | -46.4% |
| 1974 | 5.53 | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 6.46 | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 8.88 | +37.5% |
| 1978 | 13.93 | +56.8% |
| 1979 | 7.51 | -46.1% |
| 1980 | 9.11 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 10.66 | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 12.53 | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 11.13 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 10.99 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.78 | -38.3% |
| 1986 | 7.79 | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 9.23 | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 7.54 | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 9.67 | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 8.95 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 11.36 | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 11.69 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 12.58 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 9.31 | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 11.22 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 10.73 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 12.06 | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 10.74 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 9.77 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.47 | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 8.09 | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 8.28 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.72 | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 10.71 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.33 | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 14.21 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 11.62 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8 | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 8.16 | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.08 | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 6.27 | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 7.81 | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 9.72 | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 7.32 | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 8.87 | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 7.69 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 6.14 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 4.06 | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 7.24 | +78.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.64, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.28, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young women who mdb 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 | +277.5% | 1.04 | 3.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 | 1.04 | 3.91 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.84 | 4.79 | 13.93 | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.54 | 6.78 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.84 | 8.95 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.04 | 6.47 | 14.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 | 6.27 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 | 4.06 | 7.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Ecuador was 7.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 Suicide rates among young women who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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