Number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,880 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador stood at 1,880. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador peaked at 12,442 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,880, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,275 | 11,995 | 12,442 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,216 | 10,127 | 12,098 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,433 | 7,126 | 9,860 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,115 | 4,897 | 6,989 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,752 | 3,129 | 4,603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,366 | 2,052 | 2,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,961 | 1,880 | 2,035 | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 142,424 (2025)
- Population, female 9.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 158,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 152,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 158,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 142,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 159,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 152,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 150,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 148,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Ecuador was 1,880 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12,442 in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,880 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.