Life Expectancy at Birth in Ecuador
Ecuador: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.58 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ecuador, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77.58 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Ecuador peaked at 77.58 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.06 | 53.4 | 58.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.87 | 58.85 | 62.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.45 | 63.33 | 67.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.69 | 68.44 | 72.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.71 | 72.09 | 74.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.09 | 75.18 | 77.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.26 | 72 | 77.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 77.85 compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 77.77 compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 77.67 compare
- 79 Argentina 77.54 compare
- 80 British Virgin Islands 77.43 compare
- 81 Guam 77.42 compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 137,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 133,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 139,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 136,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 142,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Ecuador?
- Life expectancy at birth in Ecuador was 77.58 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.58 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4 in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.