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Homicide rate in Ecuador

Ecuador: Homicide rate was 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6.56 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 194 countries
All-time high
23.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
6.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Ecuador, 2000–2021

5101520252000201020212000: 23.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 21.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 21.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 22.5 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 20.7 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 22.9 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 20.4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 21.5 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 15.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 7 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Ecuador is 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ecuador peaked at 23.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

Ecuador ranks 68th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.41 deaths per 100,000 people 17.56 deaths per 100,000 people 23.56 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Tuvalu 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 66 Ethiopia 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 67 Russia 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 68 Pakistan 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 70 Burundi 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 71 Laos 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Ecuador?
Homicide rate in Ecuador was 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 23.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.