Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.45% to 6.80 in Ecuador in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Ecuador reached an all time high of 59.6 in 1960 and an all time low of 6.80 in 2019. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Brazil amounted to 8.90, 7.40 in Colombia, 8.30 in Panama and 7.00 in Peru in 2019.
Ecuador has been ranked 101st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 8.70 | 8.40 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 7.50 | 7.30 | 7.10 | 6.90 | 6.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panama | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
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