Health in Ecuador 1,076 indicators covering health for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Overweight among adults, BMI β₯ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 67.8% 2024 up 12.4% 44th Obesity among adults, BMI β₯ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 28.9% 2024 up 32.7% 69th Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 35.9% 2024 up 17.3% 43rd Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 16.8% 2024 up 32.3% 49th Overweight among adults, BMI β₯ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 68.1% 2024 up 10.3% 37th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 1.4% 2024 down 11.0% 185th Obesity among adults, BMI β₯ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 28.7% 2024 up 36.7% 77th Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 1.9% 2024 up 27.7% 157th Number of under-five deaths 3,489 2024 down 29.2% 78th Number of infant deaths 2,945 2024 down 28.2% 77th Number of neonatal deaths 1,880 2024 down 17.7% 77th Neonatal mortality rate 6.99 2024 down 7.1% 112th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 10.95 2024 down 18.3% 110th Under-five mortality rate 12.88 2024 down 19.1% 109th Domestic general government health expenditure 11.9% 2023 up 43.7% 76th External health expenditure 0.3% 2023 up 226.5% 122nd External health expenditure per capita 1.35 current US$ 2023 up 301.7% 121st External health expenditure per capita, PPP 3.29 current international $ 2023 up 428.0% 121st Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β 34th Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β 34th Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 β 34th Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 78 2023 up 6.8% 65th Healthcare access quality un 78 2023 up 6.8% 65th Universal health coverage index 78 2023 up 6.8% 65th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 20.2% 2023 up 11.6% 142nd Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 19.9% 2023 up 13.1% 142nd Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 29.5% 2023 up 6.1% 84th Stillbirth rate 9.4 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 7.8% 80th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 13,000 2024 down 31.6% 57th Life expectancy men women 80.14 2023 up 2.2% 93rd Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th Poverty vs life expectancy 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th Life expectancy vs health expenditure 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th Birth rate vs death rate 15.03 2023 down 23.5% 110th Child mortality around the world 1.18 2023 down 29.3% 127th Food supply vs life expectancy 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 80.14 2023 up 2.2% 93rd Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 74.66 2023 up 1.9% 86th Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 1.18 2023 down 29.3% 127th Annual number of deaths by world region 92,205 2023 up 20.4% 86th Births and deaths projected to 2100 92,205 2023 up 20.4% 86th Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 77.39 2023 up 2.1% 88th The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 269,911 2023 down 14.2% 73rd Difference in male and female life expectancy 5.31 2023 up 8.0% 95th Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.07 2023 up 0.2% 104th Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 5.48 2023 up 5.8% 94th Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 3.67 2023 up 14.0% 142nd Womens life expectancy at birth 80.14 2023 up 2.2% 93rd Number of deaths per year 92,205 2023 up 20.4% 86th Crude death rate 5.13 2023 up 5.8% 206th Measles number unvaccinated 71,304 2023 up 631.8% 47th Polio number unvaccinated 112,440 2023 up 166.3% 38th Infant mortality rates 0.9649 2023 down 29.1% 127th Number of child deaths unwpp 3,214 2023 down 38.8% 85th Number of infant deaths unwpp 2,613 2023 down 38.6% 82nd Number of deaths 92,205 2023 up 20.4% 86th Deaths by age group 351 2023 up 56.0% 54th β Previous Page 6 of 18 Next β