Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ecuador

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Ecuador was 77.39 years. A difference of +0.81 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Ecuador were 74.66 years and 80.14 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Ecuador for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ecuador (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ecuador (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	53.4	51.51	55.34
1961	54.05	52.09	56.07
1962	54.68	52.65	56.78
1963	55.32	53.22	57.49
1964	55.95	53.78	58.2
1965	56.52	54.29	58.84
1966	57.02	54.77	59.35
1967	57.48	55.19	59.86
1968	57.95	55.65	60.33
1969	58.27	55.96	60.66
1970	58.85	56.51	61.28
1971	59.34	56.96	61.81
1972	59.82	57.4	62.32
1973	60.31	57.85	62.85
1974	60.7	58.27	63.22
1975	61.09	58.67	63.58
1976	61.43	59.04	63.9
1977	61.94	59.52	64.44
1978	62.4	59.97	64.9
1979	62.85	60.43	65.36
1980	63.33	60.89	65.84
1981	63.81	61.38	66.32
1982	64.27	61.84	66.78
1983	64.66	62.22	67.18
1984	65.2	62.76	67.73
1985	65.63	63.18	68.16
1986	66.12	63.64	68.69
1987	66.59	64.06	69.2
1988	67.04	64.44	69.73
1989	67.82	65.12	70.61
1990	68.44	65.6	71.4
1991	69.04	66.05	72.14
1992	69.47	66.44	72.6
1993	70.07	66.98	73.25
1994	70.88	67.71	74.11
1995	71.35	68.06	74.72
1996	71.82	68.57	75.12
1997	72.01	68.73	75.35
1998	71.95	68.82	75.13
1999	71.92	68.83	75.08
2000	72.09	69.08	75.16
2001	72.57	69.54	75.67
2002	73.16	70.11	76.27
2003	73.63	70.54	76.78
2004	73.87	70.71	77.09
2005	73.91	70.76	77.13
2006	74.01	70.88	77.22
2007	74.23	71.11	77.42
2008	74.71	71.55	77.92
2009	74.9	71.78	78.07
2010	75.19	72.15	78.26
2011	75.18	72.28	78.13
2012	75.49	72.74	78.26
2013	75.83	73.25	78.42
2014	76.14	73.66	78.62
2015	76.22	73.82	78.62
2016	76.09	73.75	78.44
2017	76.22	73.86	78.59
2018	77.25	74.62	79.88
2019	77.29	74.61	79.97
2020	72	68.61	75.88
2021	72.75	69.69	76.01
2022	76.58	73.74	79.47
2023	77.39	74.66	80.14