Ecuador vs Mexico
Ecuador vs Mexico: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.2 per 100,000 people in Ecuador and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Mexico, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 3.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.56 times that in Mexico.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Ecuador ranked 98 and Mexico ranked 148 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Ecuador | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.7 | 5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5.5 | 4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019