Key Market Indicators
In Ecuador, the number of deaths of children under the age of 5 is projected to drop by 4.3% year-on-year on average, from 4,140 in 2021 to 3,190 in 2026. Since 1965, the annual rate of decline has been 3.4%. In 2021, Ecuador was ranked 75th, with Malaysia taking the lead with 4,140 deaths. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo followed in second, third and fourth place. Meanwhile, child immunisation coverage in Ecuador is expected to remain stable between 2021 and 2026, at 85% of children aged 12-23 months. This represents an increase of 0.5 points year-on-year since 1985. In 2021, Austria was ranked first, with 85% of children in this age group receiving immunisations. Greece, Mongolia and Latvia occupied the next three places.
