Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ecuador
Ecuador: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77.39 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Ecuador peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.45 years, in 1950.
Ecuador ranks 88th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.36 years | 48.45 years | 52.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.06 years | 53.4 years | 58.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.87 years | 58.85 years | 62.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.45 years | 63.33 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.69 years | 68.44 years | 72.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.71 years | 72.09 years | 74.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.09 years | 75.18 years | 77.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.68 years | 72 years | 77.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
- 90 Guam 77.21 years compare
- 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 152,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 150,406 (2025)
- Population, female 9.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 152,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 158,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 148,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 159,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 142,931 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 8.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 142,424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ecuador?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ecuador was 77.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.45 years in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.