Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador
Ecuador: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador stood at 7.5 per 1,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador peaked at 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8 per 1,000, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3 per 1,000 | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5 per 1,000 | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.51 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 23 Eswatini 8.5 per 1,000 compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.6 per 1,000 compare
- 26 Burundi 7.4 per 1,000 compare
- 26 Eritrea 7.4 per 1,000 compare
- 28 Kiribati 7.3 per 1,000 compare
- 28 Madagascar 7.3 per 1,000 compare
- 28 Mozambique 7.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Ecuador was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 per 1,000 in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Ecuador ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.