Social Development in Ecuador 154 indicators covering social development for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 up 75.0% 19th Civil Rights Score 5 2025 down 16.7% 54th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 9.5% 2030 down 11.2% 126th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.34 million 2030 up 2.0% 74th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 13.5% 2020 up 9.6% 152nd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 39.8% 2020 up 6.2% 137th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 45.8% 2020 down 10.3% 71st Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 60.2% 2020 down 3.7% 50th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 26.3% 2020 up 4.5% 4th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 27.5% 2020 down 12.3% 55th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 9.15 2020 down 35.9% 157th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 4.22 2020 down 35.9% 157th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 5.51 2020 down 38.4% 128th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 9.4% 2030 down 10.5% 116th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 9.5% 2030 down 11.2% 117th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 6.2 2024 up 75.6% 149th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Age of democracy 28 years 2006 up 55.6% 49th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Homicides, by sex of the victim 600 homicides 2023 up 137.2% 15th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 84.51 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 353.3% 6th Press Freedom Index 32.83 2021 down 5.4% 85th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 35.8% 2025 down 3.8% 60th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 2.53 2016 up 20.5% 74th Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 29th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 2 2024 down 33.3% 79th Other people in need of international protection by country or 432,888 2025 up 68.9% 5th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0.3 2014 down 25.0% 109th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 785,848 2022 unchanged 68th Homicide rate from firearms 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 812.1% 4th Homicides by firearm 7,108 homicides 2023 up 922.7% 4th Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 64.3% 30th ← Previous Page 3 of 3