Stillbirth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Stillbirth rate was 0.9361 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 199 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.
Stillbirth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.72 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.64 deaths per 100 births | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.56 deaths per 100 births | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.49 deaths per 100 births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.44 deaths per 100 births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.38 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.33 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.28 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 deaths per 100 births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9985 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9797 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9685 deaths per 100 births | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9624 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9568 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9509 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9497 deaths per 100 births | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9462 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9424 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9361 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9361 deaths per 100 births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9361 deaths per 100 births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8266 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
More population data for Ecuador
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9392 Percent per annum (2030)
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 199 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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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.