Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 55 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ecuador, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 55 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ecuador peaked at 188 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 188 | — |
| 1986 | 181 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 131 | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 166 | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 166 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 168 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 172 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 168 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 155 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 146 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 138 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 135 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 131 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 128 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 116 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 109 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 102 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 97 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 72 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 91 | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 69 | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 55 | -20.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.5, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.8% | 62 | 91 |
| 1988 | +26.7% | 131 | 166 |
| 1987 | -27.6% | 181 | 131 |
| 2022 | -25.8% | 93 | 69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 166.4 | 131 | 188 | 5 |
| 1990s | 151.8 | 128 | 177 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2 | 82 | 123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6 | 61 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 | 55 | 93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ecuador?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ecuador was 55 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 188 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.