Suicide mortality rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Suicide mortality rate was 7.56 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Ecuador stood at 7.56 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Ecuador peaked at 8.95 per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.45 per 100,000 population, in 2002.
Ecuador ranks 92nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.11 per 100,000 population | 5.45 per 100,000 population | 8.51 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 per 100,000 population | 5.87 per 100,000 population | 8.95 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.57 per 100,000 population | 7.56 per 100,000 population | 7.59 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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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)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 144,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 142,424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Ecuador?
- Suicide mortality rate in Ecuador was 7.56 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).