What is stillbirth rate in Ecuador?

Stillbirth rate in Ecuador was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Ecuador rank for stillbirth rate?

Ecuador ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Ecuador

Name: Stillbirth rate in Ecuador
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Stillbirth rate was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.9361 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

81st

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.72 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.9361 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Ecuador, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Ecuador is 0.9361 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Ecuador peaked at 1.72 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9361 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Ecuador ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.42 deaths per 100 births	1.19 deaths per 100 births	1.72 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	1.01 deaths per 100 births	0.9509 deaths per 100 births	1.14 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.9436 deaths per 100 births	0.9361 deaths per 100 births	0.9497 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

78 Grenada 0.9458 deaths per 100 births compare
79 Lebanon 0.9456 deaths per 100 births compare
80 Armenia 0.9431 deaths per 100 births compare
82 Montserrat 0.925 deaths per 100 births compare
83 Niue 0.9199 deaths per 100 births compare
84 Tunisia 0.9188 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Ecuador

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.6% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.82 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Ecuador?: Stillbirth rate in Ecuador was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Ecuador rank for stillbirth rate?: Ecuador ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.