Homicide rate by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Homicide rate by sex was 84.51 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
84.51
Change on year
up 69.2%
World rank
6th
of 138 countries
All-time high
84.51
in 2023
All-time low
9.24
in 2017
Years of data
29
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Ecuador stood at 84.51. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.2% on the previous year and up 353.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Ecuador peaked at 84.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.24, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 6th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.83 | 15.14 | 19.47 | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.65 | 23.39 | 32.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5 | 9.24 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.48 | 13.78 | 84.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 92.91 compare
- 4 Jamaica 91.55 compare
- 5 Venezuela 90.07 compare
- 7 Haiti 74.22 compare
- 8 South Africa 73.37 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.692 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.386 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.607 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.719 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.706 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.462 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Ecuador?
- Homicide rate by sex in Ecuador was 84.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 353.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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