Number of under-five deaths in Ecuador

Ecuador: Number of under-five deaths was 3,489 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3,489
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
78th
of 195 countries
All-time high
33,740
in 1960
All-time low
3,489
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Ecuador, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 75 Kazakhstan 3,876 compare
  2. 76 Equatorial Guinea 3,727 compare
  3. 77 Malaysia 3,638 compare
  4. 78 Honduras 3,489 compare
  5. 80 Gambia 3,451 compare
  6. 81 Eritrea 3,392 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.