Number of under-five deaths in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of under-five deaths was 3,489 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Ecuador, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3,489 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Ecuador peaked at 33,740 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,489, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 33,323 | 33,109 | 33,740 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30,449 | 26,455 | 33,399 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,157 | 17,127 | 25,527 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,358 | 10,165 | 16,508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,866 | 6,565 | 9,584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,988 | 4,081 | 6,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,702 | 3,489 | 3,944 | 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 under-five deaths in Ecuador?
- Number of under-five deaths in Ecuador was 3,489 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 33,740 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,489 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.