Child homicide rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Child homicide rate was 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.75 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 367.2%
World rank
10th
of 113 countries
All-time high
5.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.8908 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
Years of data
56
1966–2022
Child homicide rate in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, child homicide rate in Ecuador stood at 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 367.2% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Ecuador peaked at 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8908 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Child homicide rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1967 | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8908 deaths per 100,000 people | -73.8% |
| 1969 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.4% |
| 1970 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.5% |
| 1974 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.3% |
| 1978 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.4% |
| 1987 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.9% |
| 1990 | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.9% |
| 2005 | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +367.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people, 8.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child homicide rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +367.2% | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8908 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Mexico 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Guyana 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Belize 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 United States 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Uruguay 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Ecuador?
- Child homicide rate in Ecuador was 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8908 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for child homicide rate?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.