Ecuador sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 77.6 years of life, 77th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Ecuador, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.6 yrs | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.0 /1,000 | 124 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.2 /1,000 | 182 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.0 yrs | 53 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 58.0 /1,000 | 112 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.4 yrs | 83 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 81.5 men/100 women | 120 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 10.9 /1,000 | 105 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 55.0 /100k | 89 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 13.2 % | 137 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.6 /100k | 89 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 20.1 /100k | 67 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 11.1 % | 90 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.5 L | 126 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 8.3 % | 106 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $509 | 89 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $6,875 | 120 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Ecuador's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 31st lowest crude death rate in the world (5.2 /1,000) and the 46th lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (13.2 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Ecuador; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.