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Under-five mortality rate — Ecuador

Under-five mortality rate in Ecuador in 2024 — 12.9 per 1,000. Ranked 89 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 92.7%.

2024 12.9 per 1,000 −0.77% vs 2023
World rank 89of 196
Period maximum 176.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 12.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Ecuador, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 176.1 per 1,0001962: 165.5 per 1,0001964: 156.3 per 1,0001966: 148.6 per 1,0001968: 142.5 per 1,0001970: 136.5 per 1,0001972: 129.2 per 1,0001974: 119.7 per 1,0001976: 109.4 per 1,0001978: 99.8 per 1,0001980: 90.9 per 1,0001982: 82.1 per 1,0001984: 73.4 per 1,0001986: 65.7 per 1,0001988: 59.3 per 1,0001990: 53.7 per 1,0001992: 48.4 per 1,0001994: 43.2 per 1,0001996: 38 per 1,0001998: 33.3 per 1,0002000: 29.6 per 1,0002002: 26.6 per 1,0002004: 24.5 per 1,0002006: 22.7 per 1,0002008: 20.9 per 1,0002010: 19.1 per 1,0002012: 17.4 per 1,0002014: 15.9 per 1,0002016: 14.8 per 1,0002018: 14.1 per 1,0002020: 13.6 per 1,0002022: 13.2 per 1,0002024: 12.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −163.2 (−92.67%) Average annual rate: -4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 12.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
South America computed 13.6 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 12.9 −0.1 −0.77%
2023 13 −0.2 −1.52%
2022 13.2 −0.2 −1.49%
2021 13.4 −0.2 −1.47%
2020 13.6 −0.2 −1.45%
2019 13.8 −0.3 −2.13%
2018 14.1 −0.3 −2.08%
2017 14.4 −0.4 −2.7%
2016 14.8 −0.5 −3.27%
2015 15.3 −0.6 −3.77%
2014 15.9 −0.7 −4.22%
2013 16.6 −0.8 −4.6%
2012 17.4 −0.8 −4.4%
2011 18.2 −0.9 −4.71%
2010 19.1 −0.9 −4.5%
2009 20 −0.9 −4.31%
2008 20.9 −0.9 −4.13%
2007 21.8 −0.9 −3.96%
2006 22.7 −0.9 −3.81%
2005 23.6 −0.9 −3.67%
2004 24.5 −1 −3.92%
2003 25.5 −1.1 −4.14%
2002 26.6 −1.4 −5%
2001 28 −1.6 −5.41%
2000 29.6 −1.7 −5.43%
1999 31.3 −2 −6.01%
1998 33.3 −2.3 −6.46%
1997 35.6 −2.4 −6.32%
1996 38 −2.5 −6.17%
1995 40.5 −2.7 −6.25%
1994 43.2 −2.6 −5.68%
1993 45.8 −2.6 −5.37%
1992 48.4 −2.7 −5.28%
1991 51.1 −2.6 −4.84%
1990 53.7 −2.8 −4.96%
1989 56.5 −2.8 −4.72%
1988 59.3 −3.1 −4.97%
1987 62.4 −3.3 −5.02%
1986 65.7 −3.7 −5.33%
1985 69.4 −4 −5.45%
1984 73.4 −4.3 −5.53%
1983 77.7 −4.4 −5.36%
1982 82.1 −4.4 −5.09%
1981 86.5 −4.4 −4.84%
1980 90.9 −4.5 −4.72%
1979 95.4 −4.4 −4.41%
1978 99.8 −4.6 −4.41%
1977 104.4 −5 −4.57%
1976 109.4 −5.1 −4.45%
1975 114.5 −5.2 −4.34%
1974 119.7 −4.9 −3.93%
1973 124.6 −4.6 −3.56%
1972 129.2 −3.9 −2.93%
1971 133.1 −3.4 −2.49%
1970 136.5 −3.1 −2.22%
1969 139.6 −2.9 −2.04%
1968 142.5 −2.9 −1.99%
1967 145.4 −3.2 −2.15%
1966 148.6 −3.6 −2.37%
1965 152.2 −4.1 −2.62%
1964 156.3 −4.4 −2.74%
1963 160.7 −4.8 −2.9%
1962 165.5 −5.1 −2.99%
1961 170.6 −5.5 −3.12%
1960 176.1 — —

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CL Chile 6.8 UY Uruguay 7.4 AR Argentina 9.5 CO Colombia 11.5 EC Ecuador 12.9 PE Peru 12.9 BR Brazil 14.2 BO Bolivia 15.7 SR Suriname 15.8 PY Paraguay 16.3 VE Venezuela 24.2 GY Guyana 25.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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