Latin America & Caribbean · population about 18 million
If you were born in Ecuador
Right now, about 0.20% of the babies born on Earth are born in Ecuador: 1 in 488, about 270,300 a year, or one every 117 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Ecuador dies before turning five is 1.3%, about 2 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 80.6 years for women and 74.1 years for men.
Life in Ecuador, in numbers
Life expectancy77.4 yearswomen 80.6 · men 74.1United States 79.3 years · 60th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 51.3%13 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 75th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 11.1%11.1 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 76th lowest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth66 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 79th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman1.82total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 78th lowest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling14.9 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 55th highest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment60%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 53rd highest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$14,321GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 83rd lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.45Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 21st highest of 172 countries
People living in cities63%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 86th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming32%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 56th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet73%United States 94% · 70th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1822%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 57th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket29%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 84th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.42%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 70th highest of 172 countries
Homicide38 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 5th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths15 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 83rd highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 18% · women 3%
Life satisfaction5.73 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 76th highest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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