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By Country > Ecuador
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| Population: |
13.7 million |
| Urban Population: |
64 percent |
| Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: |
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%
Amerindian 25%
Spanish and others 7%
Black 3% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 95%
Other 5% |
| Population Growth Rate: |
1.1% |
| Life Expectancy: |
75 |
| Infant Mortality: |
22 per 1,000 live births |
| Under Five Mortality: |
26 per 1,000 live births |
| Maternal Mortality Rate: |
85 per 100,000 live births |
| GNP Per Capita: |
$ 7700 |
| Percentage of Literate Adult Males: |
92% |
| Percentage of Literate Adult Females: |
90% |
| Percentage Population With Access To Safe Drinking Water: |
85% |
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| Country Description: |
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Ecuador (IPA: /ˈɛkwədɔər/), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador) is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 miles) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers (98,985 mi²). Its capital city is Quito; its largest city is Guayaquil.
source: wikipedia
Even though, general mortality diminished
from 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitants (1994) to 4.1 (2003). Mortality due to
non communicable diseases and conditions increased and has displaced
infectious diseases as the main causes of death. In 2003,
cardiovascular diseases presented highest death rates in the country;
9.% of all deaths were due to “other forms of heart diseases”. The next
causes of death in importance were cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
In
2003, death certificates showed that deaths due to motor vehicle
accidents, accidental falls and violence, were three, five and eight
times more frequent in men than in women of same age group. However,
deaths caused by malnutrition and anemia were more frequent in women
than in men (351 vs. 336; 262 vs. 226, respectively). Acute respiratory
diseases occupy the first place, and are followed by food-borne
illnesses (diarrheic diseases) and vector-borne diseases (mainly
malaria and dengue fever) among mandatory notification diseases.
source: WHO
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